Percussionist and cartoonist Paul Barrett has
been very experimental in the last 25 years of his
percussive and performance career. Among his
many achievements, Paul has founded no less
than 6 percussion bands: Azuma, Batula
Drummers, Photo Percussion, One Pulse and the
famous ‘Curry Boyz’ and from 2003 Co-ordinator
and Musical Director of the ‘SAMBA-BLISSTAS’,
based in the Byron Shire, Northern NSW.
His Passion on Display
Fremantle Festivals 1996-2001 (Freo Samba)
Fremantle International Buskers festival 1999 – 2001 (Freo Samba)
Esperence Festival of the Wind 2002
Perth Festival 1996-2002 (Freo Samba)
Lismore Lantern Parade 2003-2011
Tweed Valley Banana Festival 2003-2008
Byron Bay (New Years Eve) 03,06-2008-2011.
Bangalow Xmas Carnival 2003-2011
Bangalow Billy Cart Derby 2003-2009
Bellingen Global Carnival 2003–2004
Woolgoolga’s Curry Festival 2006/2009/2010
Port Macquarie’s Festival of the Sun 2004
Gold Coast, Burleigh Heads,2006
Yamba’s Surfing the Coldstream 2005-2008
Byron Bay’s East Coast Blues & Roots Festival 2007-8
Sawtell Chill Festival 2007
Speed on the Tweed, Murwillumbah 2007, 2008
Ballina River Festival 2007-2009
Kingscliff Kafe Fiesta 2009
Surfers Paradise Festival 2010-2012
Lismore Lantern Parade 2003-2012
Unity Festival Murwillumbah 2010-11
Tweed River Festival 2009–2012
Splendour in the Grass 2012-2013
