Ausecuma Beats

Ausecuma Beats was imagined to celebrate diversity in music, and express rhythm as the core of their shared musicality. The nine-strong ensemble hail from Australia, Senegal, Cuba and Mali (AU-SE-CU-MA). They promote unity, recognised through the power in diversity with shared vision. Their individual stories are unique, each treading their own path, each with commitment, strength and focus to catalyse the unique sounds of Ausecuma Beats. Ausecuma Beats demonstrate what can happen when a group of artists come together based on an idea - in this case, the idea of place, of transplanting cultural heritage into a contemporary city. The band showcases what happens when people from the farthest flung corners of the world find themselves living shoulder to shoulder in a new environment. The band on this recording includes Bassidy Koné, Yusupha Ngum, Mohamad Saliou Camara, Boubacare Gaye, Luke Koszanki, William Carl Larsen, Rodolfo Hehavarria Despaigne Panga, Chidambara Sonu Sangameswaren and Edward George Croker.