Bobby Alu

Introducing BobbyAlu… Pacific grooves, afro rhythms, smooth harmony & good vibes. A recognised drummer and percussionist for artists all over Australia. Bobby now also fronts his own groove-heavy solo project bringing island soul, sweet songs, percussion & good times.

How did it all begin? When his Samoan mother moved to Australia her only income came from dancing in a Polynesian Group. The Pregnancy was spent to the step & hip shake of cook island drumming... Much Later after attending a weekly drum circle (Burleigh Beat) he bought a Djembe from percussion store ‘Threeworlds’. Playing for fun quickly turned to playing percussion with Djs in bars around the Gold Coast & learning Latin & African Techniques & becoming familiar with the Drum-Kit.

A stint at TAFE led to a spot in the Queensland Conservatorium Popular Music Program. An interest in audio production during this degree was the birth of BobbyAlu and the start of a side career in music production.

APPEARANCES with the following artists:

OKA, Kooii, Spankinhide, Grassroots Street Orchestra (bris), The Cool Calm Collective (gc), Kwerkshoppe (gc), Saritah (melb/wa), Nicky Bomba (melb), Mal Webb (melb), Georgia Potter (bris), Ruby Blue (bris), Tanuki Dub (bris), Mista Savona (melb), Dehli to Dublin (Canada), Kafka (bris), Wattussi (syd), Golden Sound (bris), Greg Sheehan (byron), Mihirangi (NZ/bris), Tijuana Cartel (gc), The Red Eyes (melb), School Of Dub (melb), Rubber Johnson (gc), Dubdoubt (bris), Kristen Haynes (bris), Loren (uki), Wild Marmalade (byron)