PASS PAUSE PLAY is celebrating two years of songs and stories in Sydney this Fringe.
PASS PAUSE PLAY SECOND BIRTHDAY @ SYDNEY FRINGEPASS PAUSE PLAY is kicking off Sydney Fringe this year as we celebrate our 20th show and two years of songs and stories. PASS PAUSE PLAY #20: DOUBLE TAKESongs travel alongside artists - but at their own pace. For the many songs that stay, there is a playlist of songs that paint where an artist has come from. With two years of shows behind us, our 20th edition features artists who are breathing new light into their work, approaching old songs with fresh ears. PASS PAUSE PLAY SECOND BIRTHDAY will feature: DOBBY, Malaika Mfalme, and Saxon Penn.DOBBYARIA Award-winning artist DOBBY is a true force of nature, with his electrifying live performances leaving audiences spellbound. A rapper, drummer, composer, and producer, he brings an unmatched energy to the stage. Proudly identifying as Filipino and Murrawarri, DOBBY's roots run deep in the Aboriginal lands of Brewarrina and Weilmoringle in New South Wales.MALAIKA MFALMELondon-born and raised across continents, Malaika Mfalme is a Tanzanian/Australian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and cultural producer creating on Gadigal Land (Sydney). In Swahili, their name translates to "Angel King." Blending folk, soul, East African choral traditions, and immersive live looping, Malaika creates music rooted in Black love, grief, tenderness, and collective healing. SAXON PENNSaxon Penn writes songs where beauty and heartbreak share the same room. Drawing from the raw storytelling traditions of folk and country music. His sound blends fingerpicked guitar, banjo, and harmonica, moving between centuries-old ballads, talkin’ blues, and stark original songs that feel cut from the same cloth.PASS PAUSE PLAY is made possible through the support of Nauti Studios Sydney.
