Sirocco (Australian band) Sirocco (Australian band) Sirocco is an Australian music group that began in 1980 with three musicians: Bill O'Toole, Guy Madigan and Andrew de Teliga. In 1981 Michael Atherton joined and the group recorded their first album "Paths of the Wind". They have been nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release in 1987 ("Voyage"), for Best Independent Release in 1990 ("Port of Call") and for Best World Music Album three times, 1995 ("The Wetland Suite"), 1996 ("Stars and Fires") and 1999 ("Falling Leaf"). The concept of the band was to find inspiration from the numerous cultures in Australia. When
Mistral (wind) of France have clouds and storms, Provence is rarely affected for long, since the mistral quickly clears the sky. In less than two hours, the sky can change from completely covered to completely clear. The mistral also blows away the dust, and makes the air particularly clear, so that during the mistral it is possible to see mountains and farther away. This clarity of the air and light is one of the features that attracted many French impressionist and post-impressionist artists to the South of France. The mistral has the reputation of bringing good health, since the dry air dries