Immy Owusu & The Afrodelik Choir, Ready New Gang, Standing Circle, Dave In The Run, Sensible J (DJ)
Immy Owusu launches his new fuzzed out Afro-Psychedelic Gospel single 'Hole In My Name' in a 360° show at Brunswick with back-to-back sets from some of the city's most unique diasporic music with Sensible J spinning vinyl between sets.
Immy Owusu's music is culture, life and worlds. It's surf rock meets Zamrock. Blues meets Highlife. Rhythm unearthed at the crossroads. It runs deep. His grandfather is Koo Nimo, a legend of Ghanaian Highlife and Palm Wine. His Dad, Kojo, master Ashanti percussionist. Through them he has found his own unique vibration. A little bit of fuzz, a little bit of wah. Afrodelik. From debut LO-LIFE!, featuring members of Surprise Chef, Karate Boogaloo and The Senegambian Jazz Band, to his Sensible J collab Spiritual War, Immy keeps taking new sonic turns. His forthcoming album is his finest yet, and he'll be bringing it to life with a stunning expanded band & BVs.
Ready New Gang is Gamelan-fusion that only Naarm could create. Adding western beats and grooves to repertoire from Bali's famous Wayang shadow-puppet theatre, RNG blends a range of modern styles with tradition, creating music that traverses multiple sound worlds. RNG aims to reach an Australian audience more familiar with pop, rock, and jazz by adding basslines from Scott Owen (Living End) and Drumkit grooves by Dave Williams (Augie March) which transform the traditional 5-tone bronze quartet into an entirely unique entity.
Standing Circle is a Melbourne-based ensemble led by Lorenzo Larry Crestani (Black Jesus Experience). Planting the seeds for constant change the Circle will take the audience on a journey through time via Larry's custom-built kraartar, Hue Blanes' keyboard, Richard Rose's bass and Sam Young's drums. Ever driven across the Nullarbor? You get the idea.
Dave in the Run is the musical project of Indian/Australian artist Dennis Jeyachandran — a singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer blending hip-hop, soul, rock, jazz and Indian cinematic and soul music. Fusing live instrumentation with electronic, vintage and cinematic textures, Dave in the Run creates genre-blurring music that is introspective, soulful and deeply human, drawing from both Western and Indian musical traditions.