Bobby Alu

If you ask Australia’s Bobby Alu what his music sounds like, he’ll tell you how he hopes it makes you feel: like you have your favorite cocktail in hand, sipping as the sun sets on a balmy evening that’s laden with the promise of adventure. In an ideal world, he’d follow summer around the earth, in his endless quest to nail that feeling in his songs that ride the groove spectrum from Polynesian folk, through roots, soul to tropical pop.

With a reputation as a world-class performer – touring as Xavier Rudd’s percussionist for five years, and supporting the likes of Xavier, John Butler Trio and Trevor Hall across North America and Europe – it’s common to see people exiting a show gesturing warmly to their hearts.

Bobby’s fourth album Keep It Tropical dropped in time to soundtrack northern hemisphere Summer road trips and beach sunsets, achieving #3 on ARIA…