HAKUMBA X HAZTET COLLECTIVE
Program
HAKUMBA
~ Budapest based 11-piece band Hakumba fuse jazz, afrobeat and world music into high energy live performances featuring eclectic horn arrangements, dense percussive grooves and captivating vocal and instrumental virtuosity. Following their 2023 debut album “Véletlen volt, nem direkt” and subsequent EP and single releases, Hakumba recently announced the forthcoming release of their 2024 album, a concentrated afrobeat-fusion project consisting of 7 exciting new tracks.
HAZTET COLLECTIVE (Australia)
~ Eora/Sydney, based neu jazz / electronic fusion collective HAZTET explore a cosmic vastitude of dense sonic realms, guided continuously by the rich, bountiful osmosis of improvised collaborative experimentation. Profoundly inspired by the music of Mulatu Astatke, Kamaal Williams, Roy Hargrove, Pharoah Sanders, John Coltrane as well as Aus legends Barney McAll, Julien Wilson, Close Counters, 30/70, Kosher Groove and Foshe, audiences can expect vibrant jazz harmony, percussion driven Afro-infused electronic dance grooves and layered ambient SFX soundscapes, with stylistic influences adjacent to Jazz House, Drum n Bass, Dub / Reggae, Afrobeat, UKG and Hip Hop.