Bumpy
“The millisecond your ears tune into the airy wonderment of Bumpy’s timbre, you’ll be hooked” - Beat Magazine
“The millisecond your ears tune into the airy wonderment of Bumpy’s timbre, you’ll be hooked” - Beat Magazine
Witness the extraordinary talent of award-winning composer, vocalist and Noongar woman Bumpy, live at San Fran.
With a voice that balances tenderness and power and a hypnotic stage presence, Naarm/Melbourne-based Bumpy has cemented her status as one of Australia’s most compelling new artists, seamlessly blending contemporary soul, folk, funk and jazz.
Bumpy’s debut EP Morning Sun earned high acclaim, and she has garnered several accolades including New Talent of the Year at the 2023 National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs). She’s wowed audiences at the London Jazz Festival, headlined the Sydney Opera House, and shared stages with jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock and Marcus Miller.
Marking her first performance in Aotearoa and fresh off the October release of her acclaimed debut album Kanana, which “...brims with percussion and smooth double bass, celebrating the small moments that bring people together” (The Rolling Stone, Australia), don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to experience Bumpy this Wellington Jazz Festival.
Check out this year's artist talk with Bumpy and Lisa Tomlins here
Whai wāhi mai ki te toa kaiwhakahī nei, he kaiwaiata, he wahine nō Noongar, arā, ko Bumpy, ka tū mataora ki San Fran.
Ko tōna reo he mea tāupeupe i te au ngāwari me te au pāorooro, inā te wana o hāna whakaaturanga i te atamira. E noho ana a ia ki Naaem/Merepane, kua toka i a Bumpy tōna mana kaitoi ki Ahitereiria, hei kairanu i te puoro ō-nehe, te puoro whanaka, me te puoro tautito.
Ko tana tukunga tuatahi a EP Morning Sun i whai wāhi nuitia e te kupu pai, ā, i whai tohu nui anō hoki a ia pēnei i te New Talent of the Year ki ngā Tohu Puoro Iwi Taketake i te tau 2023.
I tū hoki a ia ki Te Whetiwara Puoro Tautito o Rānana, ki te taha o ngā houtipua tautito pēnei i a Herbie Hancock rāua ko Marcus Miller. Ināianei kua tae mai a ia ki Aotearoa ki te whakaari i ana pūkenga puoro, ko tana kōpae hou tēnā ko Kanana, ko tana tū tuatahi tēnei ki Aotearoa. Kei mahue rā te whakatakinga o Bumpy ki Te Taurima Tautito o Pōneke.
