The Rhythm Hut will hold a mini festival to kick off the holiday season on Saturday, December 13, featuring three popular bands, DJs, a drum circle and fire twirling.
First up on the festival bill is Rhythm Hunters, fresh from their event in Jenolan Caves two weeks prior. Rhythm Hunters is an ever-evolving project that has carved a reputation as a group that knows no boundaries. Massive Japanese Drums to songs from remote Indonesia, smooth dance grooves and subtle electronics, the spectrum of sound is the imagination. Performing the countdown to the New Year on The Woodford Folk Festival’s Amphitheatre to Carols in the Domain and The Sydney Opera House, Rhythm Hunters’ new world tribal music has a reverence and a love of tradition that transcends age and genre. The group is a tight ensemble of four drummers up to an orchestra of up to 16 players. Next on stage will be Declan Kelly and the Rising Sun playing their roots reggae in the Studio One vein (one of Jamaica’s most renowned labels and recording studios). A highlight of any show with this Sydney-based foursome is the harmonies, echoing wails from Polynesia. This international band has supported some of the biggest names in the reggae and world music industry, including the Skatalites (Jamaica), Fat Freddy’s Drop (NZ) and Katachfire (NZ), and played some of the nation’s biggest festivals, including Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival, the Sydney Festival, Peats Ridge and the East Coast Blues Festival. Declan Kelly and the Rising Sun have also toured New Zealand, France, Ireland, Fiji, Indonesia, England and Japan with their music. Kelly’s highly anticipated third album is currently in the works. And fi nally King Tide will have the audience dancing well into the night. Aria award nominee King Tide is a seven-piece rock steady reggae band that has become a staple among the festival circuit in recent years. Establishing an exceptional live following, King Tide has appeared at some of the most prestigious festivals here in Australia including Peats Ridge Festival, Playground Weekender, opening night Sydney Festival, Womadelaide, Big Day Out, The Great Escape, Wave Rock, Ragamuffi n, Woodford, Subsonic and Mullum Music Festival.
Media release,
1 Dec 2014
Lou Sawilejskij, The
Rhythm Hut