Julian Belbachir is returning to Australian shores for a five show tour that will give regional audiences a chance to be immersed in his unforgettable live show. The Morrocan / Australian, drummer, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist who was born in Sydney has been living in Morocco where he has been writing, recording and cultivating a sound with artists from all over the world.
These upcoming shows will take place in Byron Bay, Bellingen, Uralla, Wagga Wagga and Dubbo and are a chance for Australians to catch this all-star lineup, including Malian master guitarist Moussa Diakite and Qvln from California, USA. Over five shows Belbachir will bring Morocco and Mali's rich musical traditions to Australian audiences, sharing the sacred sounds of traditional trance music from Northern Africa mixed with captivating soundscapes and ability to bring together artists and styles from around the world.
Belbachir has been uniting the worlds of traditional African drumming with modern-day production techniques drawing inspiration from genres such as Reggae, Funk, Hip Hop, African productions, Electronica, Jazz, Drum & Bass, Dub and Gnaoua (Indigenous Moroccan music). He is bringing home these Moroccan flavours with his own twist. Julian has spent countless hours in many of Australia’s best recording studios producing albums and tracks for the notable collaborations such as: playing on award winning Best Album of the Year in the Juno awards ‘We Are the Halluci Nation’ (2017) by A Tribe Called Red and work with Australian music heavyweights Empire of the Sun and Pnau.
Julian has worked with a plethora of bands during his career but most notably he was the drummer for Australian Indigenous Dub band Oka who have performed across 30 countries. Belbachir has played festivals all over the world including, GLASTONBURY UK, FUSION FESTIVAL GERMANY, THE INTERNATIONAL VANCOUVER JAZZ FESTIVAL IN CANADA, KOHALA AINA HAWAII to name a few. As well as this he is a multi - instrumentalist with his talents going worldwide to instruments such as the Ngoni (African Harp). He further honed his craft by training and studying with members of Percussion de Guinea as well as the internationally acclaimed Ballet Africans and the infamous djembe group ‘Bocka Juniors.’ Julian has extensively studied the instrument making traditional instruments such as Djembe, Dundunba, Kamel N’goni, Kora, Balafon, Guembri and Kalimba.
Friday 27th September, Byron Theatre 69 Jonson St, Byron Bay
This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.