Gahu Media Release August 2004
Thursdays @ the London Bar: World jazz Series Sept 16 - Oct 7
Gahu perform their original compositions in a series of four Thursday evenings at the London Bar. A combination of
African and jazz musicians graft new forms onto traditional roots, hypnotic cross rhythms provide a foundation for
improvisation. This is the basis of the polyrhythmic sound that is Gahu.
Performance highlights for Gahu in 2004 have been: The National Jazz Festival in Tauranga, Hamilton Gardens Festival,
Rotorua Streatfest, The first Ghana independence Day celebrations in New Zealand, Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival and The ‘Live in the Libraries’ series for NZ Music Month. In 2003 Gahu played The Auckland Festival,
Grey Lynn Festival, Jazz on Ponsonby and the K’Road Karnival.
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