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Bio Kauri is a percussive guitarist and singer-songwriter from Tingha, NSW. A self-taught Gamillaroi man who has lived in Bellingen for the last 12 years. Over time he developed his own unique style of rhythmic curling finger tapping, allowing the beats of the guitar to play through him. ‘The beats are already in there, you just have to be the excuse. Simple mechanics’ With a strong community focus, Kauri has become an audience favourite performing artist on the Mid North Coast. An avid busker, Kauri has been travelling up the east coast with a guitar on his back and amp in his hand. He has been involved in the Saltwater Freshwater Made Deadly Program for emerging musicians and was a participant in the Gumbaynggirr Music Futures Program 2021 where he worked with Warren H Williams and classically trained musicians in studio on recording, composing and arranging his music to include string sections, piano and didge. Kauri really stood out in the program as a talented artist, ripe for development. Kauri was also selected for the Arts Mid North Coast/MusicNSW MiNi Digital Concert Series. Kauri started with street performances in 2012 and travelled from Melbourne to Cairns playing everywhere between Cronulla and the Daintree. He has been performing gigs in a professional capacity since 2015. Playing various festivals and venues on the East Coast, including: Yarrawarra Dream On Festival, Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre - June 2021; Urunga Art Space NAIDOC gallery opening, June 2021; Coffs Make Music, Coffs Harbour June 21 2021; Nunguu Opening, April 10 2021; Invisible Hand Film Screening, Bellingen, - April 10 2021; Coffs Coast Eco Surf Festival - November 29, 2020; Bello Winter Music Festival, Bellingen – July 2019; Saltwater Freshwater Festival, Coffs Harbour Jetty - January 2018; Zillmere Multicultural Festival, September 6 2014; NAIDOC Celebrations, Dorrigo Plateau – July 2011; Regular appearances at: Sol Bar, Caloundra The Collective Markets, South Bank, Brisbane Caperberry, Yamba Red Sea, Coffs Harbour Mylestom Store, Mylestom Bellingen Community Markets Brass Monkey, Cronulla Played alongside: Ethno Folk Orchestra Session musician: Garrangali band, Tongues of the Fire Studios: Black Wall, HornsbyHive Studios, Byron .Grow The Music, Toormina and Rocking Horse Studio,