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Hit Factory Western Sydney

What happens when you bring together 4 musicians from different cultural backgrounds and spend 16 hours together to create new music? Find out at the Launch of our 2025 Hit Factory Residency.

Friday 1 August, 6-9pm

Featuring:

  • Yacou Mbaye - Senegalese drummer & dancer
  • Rose Ramiz - Syriac Vocalist
  • Joseph Tabua - Fijian Australian Guitarist
  • Simon Kong - Chinese Australian Bass and Oud player
     

Special guest performances by:
 

Exploring South (South Coast Hit Factory 2025 Band) - What do you get when you mix a Colombian soprano, a First Nations hip hop artist, a classically trained pianist, and a drummer who's played from Darwin to Dapto?

SSI Ensemble - recently arrived refugee artists who have come together to create new music - From Palestine to Syria to Mayanmar
 

A Sacred Currents Inc project funded by Create NSW and in partnership with Bankstown Arts Centre; South Coast Arts, Cultural Arts Collective and Settlement Services International.

Thanks to Bankstown Arts Centre’s support of the residency and concert.

When

Friday 1 August, 6-9pm

Where

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Bankstown Arts Centre
5 Olympic Parade
Bankstown NSW 2200