Grrilla Step
Percussion Junction
bentley
Free at the Beach Rd Hotel, Bondi
Friday 27th August 2010
8pm - 12am
Grrilla Step:
Completely unlike anything you’ve ever seen, heard or moved to before, Grrilla Step is a unique collective that combines the innovative turntablism of DJ Dexter (from internationally-acclaimed Melbourne band The Avalanches), with the dynamic drumming of PNG percussionist Airi Ingram (Drum Drum), and the forceful ‘krump’ dance style of Dandenong crew Royal Fam. Grrilla Step have taken the form to the next level, creating a specifically Pacific style that weaves in traditional elements of family, sound and dance from the group members homelands of the Torres Strait Islands, Cook Islands, Samoa, PNG, West Papua, Philippines and New Zealand. For Dexter, the inspiration for the group formed while on a trip to the Northern Territory, where he was exposed to the Polynesian style of log drumming, which is structured, varied and intense. As a DJ, he heard the rhythms and immediately realised their potential for complementing quick-changing hip-hop breaks, He also noticed their innate energy as very similar to the underground krump dancing coming out of Melbourne’s Royal Fam crew. The obvious step was for Dexter to get in the middle of it all and act as a bridge between the two styles.
http://www.myspace.com/grrillastep
SET TIMES:
20:00-21:30 bentley
21:30-22:30 Percussion Junction
22:30-22:45 bentley
22:45-00:00 Grrilla Step
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