African Drummers and Dancers for Hire
If you are looking for African bands, drummers and dancers,look no further. We have ensembles suitable for festivals, conferences, weddings, complex openings, parties and more.
VoyeuRhythmic employs the best African music and dance exponents Australia has to offer. We organise regular gigs in all capital cities and The East Coast.
Ensembles include:
"Ouaga" - Contemporary African Tribal Soul
fuses beautiful rhythms with flute , sax and didg.
A versitile and experienced ensemble that specialise in Festivals, weddings
and high energy functions.
"Zazu" - Renowned Drum and Dance Ensemble who
play the party music of West Africa. Their high energy gigs are legendary,
and their softer African melodic sets are a hit at weddings, conferences and
functions. Comprising local percussionists Simons' Fraser and Lewis plus recently
arrived Africans including dancer Bobo Diallo, and master drummer Mady Keita
from Mali, Zazu is a unique melange of sound.
Zazu recently completed a 3PBS live recording, now heard on the new PBS Music
Tree Sampler.
"Couscous" - The festival, fete and street parade specialists. Couscous are an advanced student ensemble led by seasoned professional teachers and have performed at over 50 Melbourne events including Moomba. They are as many as 20 drummers and dancers and look awesome in traditional costumes.
Recent gigs include:
- 2006 Commonwealth Games – Opening and closing ceremonies, plus daily performances
- Make Poverty History - Melbourne City Square
- Australian Film Industry – Members night, Prince of Wales St. Kilda
- AFL Booked by Elite Sport Management
– Grand Final after party, Punt Rd Oval
– Pre Grand Final Lunch, Crown Casino - Lion King theatre opening and DVD promo events
- Globe to Globe World Music Festival 2003
- South African Airlines promotion, Crown Casino
- Jackson St Festival and “Aloha” Acland St Festival, St Kilda
- High Street Festival, Northcote
- The Stage, Smith St Fitzroy (in support of Wala, international touring group from Ghana, with special guest Mohamed Bangoura)
- Knox City and Victoria Gardens Complex openings
- Power Passion and Profit - Anthony Robbins Seminar -Rod Laver Arena
- 2002 Fringe Festival @ The Gooch Club
- With International touring Group, Wala @ Hifi Bar
Feb 2003/4/5 - Sustainable Living Festival @ Federation Square
- Aug 2003/4/5 @ Esplanade Hotel with West African touring
groups Mohata and Wala - Global Garden Festival, St Kilda 2003/4/5
Ring Simon Fraser on 0416 053 619 to talk about your event and discuss which musicians would best suit the occasion.