The Rhythm Hunters Friday 6th August Bangalow A&I Hall Doors open 7pm/ Show 8pm Tix: $22 presale (+BF)/$27 Door Available from: Barebones Bangalow, Mullum Books, All Music & Vision (Ballina, Byron, Lismore) & www.kupromotions.oztix.com.au

Australasian Physical Drumming
The Rhythm Hunters are a young, upcoming force in
world music specializing in dramatic physical drumming performances!  Indigenous Islamic music from Indonesia, didgeridoo, western horns and modern textures form the platform for one of the most exciting music groups in Australia.

The big ‘wow factor’ comes from the dramatic physical movement spectacle on taiko drums: alongside that is tuned bells, gongs, songs, didgeridoo, Indian harmonium, frenetic island log drumming and hints of West Africa.

Artistic inspiration stems from the dream of celebrated multi-instrumentalist Rendra Freestone to create a visual fusion of Japanese Taiko drumming with indigenous folk music from the little known Islamic provinces of West Sumatra and Aceh, Indonesia. Of Acehenese heritage, Rendra has developed
Taiko drumming alongside the shamanic Sufi-like traditions
of Indonesia into a show that has been wowing
audiences nationwide.

The group has a growing list of credentials including main-stage slots at Woodford Folk Festival,
National Folk Festival, Dreaming Festival, National Multicultural Festival and
Peats Ridge Sustainable Music and Arts Festival.

More than a drumming group, joyfully executed compositions feature soaring melodies on soprano saxophone, sweet ethereal tones of shakuhachi and a range of wind instruments from Indonesia. It’s the combination of Taiko Drumming with their irresistible Indo-Pacific Groove that makes the Rhythm Hunters a group not to be missed!