Previous Events during 2004



August

Sunday 7th Uberlingua @ Candy’s Apartment, Kings Cross. www.uberlingua.com

Thursday 11th Cultural Infusion Schools Show – Cranbrook School

Saturday 13th Indonesian Bazaar – Marrickville Community Hall, 142 Addison Rd.  Performances 3.00pm and 8.30pm

Saturday 20th NHM Entertainment – The Sydney Hilton - Private Event

 September

Saturday 3rd – 6th National Folk Alliance Convention
Showcase Concert 8.00 – 10.30pm The Rhythm Hunters @ 9.20pm
Canberra Polish Club

38 David St, Turner. Canberra
Bookings Essential!
      www.folk.org.au

Friday 16th – Brackets & Jam - Monthly Community Event on Kincumba Mountain $7 www.bracketsandjm.com

Wednesday 21st – Launch of The Mystery School
Featuring Oscar & Marigold, Rendra Freestone and Mystery School Facilitators - Kincumber Mountain  
Contact Katia on 0418 961 367

Thursday 22nd – Aceh Legal Centre Fundraiser 7pm
Holme Building
Science Road
Sydney University
Call 9698-7277 for bookings

 October 

Saturday 15th Mangrove Mountain Fair  

Saturday 15th  DRUM CULTURE – 3rd BIRTHDAY CONCERT  

Featuring:
THE RHYTHM HUNTERS
THE SUMATRALIA PROJECT
SUARA INDONESIA
WORLD DRUMMING STUDENTS
IAN HAKKER – Didgeridoo
ALFIRA O’SULLIVAN – Indonesian Dance
TIM ORGIOS (INRHYTHM)

300 SEATS...       300  DRUMS...         EVERYONE PLAYS! 

COME AND CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE EVOLVING DRUM CULTURE ON THE CENTRAL COAST OF NSW

Erina Community Centre, Karalta Rd. Erina

Doors Open 7.30 – 11.00pm 

Prices:
$20 Prepaid     $25 Door Price
  
$10 Prepaid for a child 14years and under
$12 Door Price for a child 14 years and under
Family Discount Available

Food
Sumptuous Indonesian food, Indonesian coffee, cold drinks and sweets will be available!

Contact Monique on 0414 434 165

For Media Enquiries contact Rendra on 0410 470 474

 Proudly sponsored by InRhythm and Worldwide Online Printing and more to be announced soon.

   

Friday 21st – Sunday 23rd COASTFEST    www.coastfest.com.au/

Saturday 29th Kincumber Festival    Contact June on 4363 - 1044

 November 

Thursday 3rd Cultural Infusion Schools Show – Menai

Sunday 6th Kids Day Out – Ourimbah University Campus

December

Friday 9th – Sunday 11th
PEATS RIDGE SUSTAINABLE MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL www.peatsridgefeval.com.au

 

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Earlier in 2005
 

January

Wednesday 19th - With Melbourne Percussion Group 'Invention in Time' - Bookings with Ylenna on 0243295719

Wednesday 26th - Australia Day Celebrations - Mt Penang Parklands - Kariong @ 2pm

Friday 21st - Waves of Awareness - Paddington Town Hall - Sydney

Saturday 22nd - West Aceh Benefit Concert - East Gosford

Friday 28th - Central Coast Brackets & Jam. Rendra will be performing music from The Sumatralia Project backed by image projections of his recent time in West Sumatra
. See Latest News to find out more about Sumatralia.

 February

5th February - Byron Bay Community Centre (Opposite the rails). Performing in conjunction with Australia - Indonesia alliance. Kendang master Wahyu Roche will also be performing on the night as well as short films and art exhibits.

Thursday 10 - Gosford Senior Citizens club - Support act for US Tribal Sensation  ' Medicine Drum' - Bookings with Ylenna on 0243295719

Sunday 24th Parliament House – Sydney – Rendra Performing with SUARA INDONESIA DANCERS.

 April

Saturday 2nd - The Rhythm Hunters official Central Coast CD Launch  - The CD titled ‘Sound-scapes of a Multicultural Asian Australia’ captures the power, space and ambience of The Rhythm Hunters.  

             IT SOLD OUT BEYOND EXPECTATIONS 

Thank you to all for supporting…… 

Saturday 16thR H Y T H M   N I G H T.    
POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE

                  WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE

Rhythm nights return to the coast. A night of being involved in creative group percussion.  Come have some fun participating in multiple community approaches to rhythm making. Body percussion, vocal percussion, clapping, laughing, singing and moving to an easy pulse that we all create together. No exp necessary.

Saturday 16thHARMONY & THE BEANSTALK

Rendra will perform with Geoff Belanger as seen at the recent Matcham Launch. Rendra & Geoff will be opening the show for Canadian female due MAD VIOLET.

 

Where Ourimbah Public School. The Pacific Highway Ourimbah. 7.30 $20/$17 Call Ylenna on 4329 5719     

 

Friday 22ndh  - Central Coast Brackets & Jam.  www.bracketsandjam.com        

This is the monthly community event held on Kincumber Mountain in the rangers hut. A cosy community night .

 7.30 start, $7 entry 0421 276237 call Collette for details. 

Sunday 24th April - St Albans Folk Festival. 1pm Outside the barn.  

Workshop at 4.30pm in The Gallery. Tickets through the festival.

 May

Sunday 22nd Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) Benefit . Kincumber Mountain in the afternoon after lunch.

Call Mira on 0423 163 360 for exact times and details.

Saturday 28th – The Rhythm Hunters

7.30pm @ The Mad Cow Theatre Company in Wyoming.

June 

Saturday 4th RHYTHM HUNTING - Sydney CD Launch

Featuring Rendra Freestone & The Sumatralia Project

The Rhythm Hunters are an Australian world music ensemble. Utilising the
thunder of taiko (Japanese festival drums) and traditional music from West
Sumatra, Indonesia, The Rhythm Hunters bring to the stage an inspired brand
of physical drumming. Dramatic beats are pounded out with striking visual
intensity on large Australian made wine barrel Taiko. Pacific island wood
blocks and bronze kettle gongs add a lively and colourful dimension to the
Zen of taiko.

Rendra Freestone weaves Asian flute music delicately into the thundering
sound fabric to create music of heaven and earth.

Special Guest…

Riley Lee (Grand Master of the Shakuhachi flute, Co-founder
 of Taikoz)

Riley Lee is the recipient of two of the oldest and most venerated lineages
of traditional Shakuhachi. He became the first non-Japanese to attain the
rank of Grand Master and also co-founded Australia's leading drumming group,
Taikoz.

Also performing: Acehenese Body Percussion with The Suara Indonesia Dancers
led by Alfira O’Sullivan and Canadian born folk singer Geoff Belanger.

Proudly supported by: Sidetrack Theatre, Gigz Entertainment, Indonesian
Consulate, Indonesian Cultural Communications, Asialink, The Australia
Council, Australia Indonesian Institute and Rode Microphones.

The Details…

Sidetrack Theatre, Addison Rd, Marrickville. @ 7.30…

Tickets: $20 (pre sale) $25 (door price) Family cap applies. Refreshments
available.

Call Sally (0418658129) or Sandra (0414274995) for
bookings or more details. Press or media enquiries contact Sally on 0418
658 129. 
 
Saturday 25th – Laycock St Theatre

Performing with the Central Coast Children’s Choir. Rendra has been involved as a guest teacher for the choir over the past 2 years. The Rhythm Hunters will perform solo and with the choir.  Call Jaqui for details 0414 462559

                             July


Thursday 14th – Terrigal Food and Wine Festival launch
@ Wagamama’s Restaurant
Erina Fair - NEAR THE ICE-RINK @ 7pm

Inspiration - Indonesian Arts Festival, Byron Bay

July 16th – BYRON BAY
8pm @ The Buddha Bar, Bryon Bay

July 16th – BYRON BAY
3pm @ The Beach Stage

The Festival Finale Weekend will present free performances of music, dance and arts of all kinds from 12 - late Saturday 16 July at the Buddha Bar and on Sunday 17 July at Byron Peace Pole from 12-5pm.

Call 66857789 or go to www.aiaa.org.au for festival program.

Sunday 24th – Rendra Solo Performance
@ Yogaways Centre in East Gosford
Call Mardi on 0419 003454 for details on the evening.

Wednesday 27th – 'CULTURAL INFUSION'
School Performances

     

Tel.  0410 470 474  or  (02) 4367 0034   •   email: Rendra@TheRhythmHunters.com
©The Rhythm Hunters 2004