Improvisations with percussion, jawharp, voice and electronics.
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Riki Pirihi (percussion)
Riki Pirihi (Ngāti Wai, Patuharakeke, Ngāti Māhanga) is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, academic and sound artist with a Doctorate of Musical Arts (Composition).
He is one of the pre-eminent musicians of Aotearoa, having performed and recorded alongside a diverse range of artists from Orchestra of Spheres, Crowded House, Leila Adu, Fat Freddys Drop, Bic Runga and Clear Path Ensemble, while also performing regularly with his solo electronic project, Cave Circles.
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Rohan Gear
Rohan Gear is a 50-year-old Wainuiomartian with a keen interest in all things Jaw Harp. His journey into the wonderful world of twangery began in the small northern town of Opononi, where he heard a distant, rhythmic “boing” sound—strangely familiar despite having never heard it before. Rohan has been playing the Jaw Harp for about five years and has amassed a collection from around the world.
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Jonny Marks
Vocalist and electronic musician Jonny Marks has been a key figure in the creative music scene in Wellington since the early 2000s. In 2007 he moved to Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang for two years, exploring the wilds of north-western China while studying khoomei, traditional Mongolian throat singing. Since that time his vocal work has often incorporated overtone singing, albeit in a form far removed from the Mongolian steppes. Modulating his vocal chords like a synthesizer, Jonny moves between sub-bass drones to ring modulated whistle tones with his voice alone - and now in a spellbinding combination with a beloved Synthi AKS.
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PĀRŪRŪ
PĀRŪRŪ is an up and coming bipoc and queer singer/rapper/song writer from Whakatū coming to tautoko the vibes.
Special thanks to Creative New Zealand for supporting Pyramid Club's programme
