Mistura

Mistura started as a Maltese duo with original music that has elements of blues and rock, both electric and acoustic. It first appeared in 2012.

Antonio Olivari and Malcolm Bonnici are the founding members and songwriters of all their songs, which are all in Maltese. Throughout the years, they collaborated with many musicians who accompanied them on both live performances and recordings. These include Matthew Agius on bass, Mark Andrew Azzopardi on drums, Francesco Sultana on drums, cajón and clarinet, Martina Aquilina on piano, Joseph Axiak on bass, and by Janice Debattista, Nathalie Pace and Cheryl Camilleri on backing vocals.

Their public debut was at the 36th edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu with the song Isma' Bilfors where they were awarded the WAFA Best New Talent award. Since then, Mistura has played at many venues, including Għanafest, Notte Bianca, Poeżija Plus, The Farsons Great Beer Festival, the University of Malta Evenings on Campus, Teatru Unplugged and Kotra festival.

The name of the band is a play on the three meanings that the word has in Maltese: (1) derived from the Italian word for mixture 'misto', (2) liquid medicine, and (3) hidden / mysterious.