Ausecuma Beats formed as a combination of musicians from Australia, the Senegambia region, Cuba and Mali. Hence the name Ausecuma, combining the four regions into one word. As a result, Ausecuma Beats as a band stands for unity among diverse peoples, and it shows through their combined influences from Africa, Cuba and Australia.

Yunior Terry is a Cuban bassist, violinist and composer internationally known for his complex grooves, and contagious rhythms fusing Jazz with Afro-Cuban traditions. The youngest son of one of Cuba’s most gifted musical families, he is a prolific performer possessed by a belief in the transformative power of live music.

Kerrie Simpson has successfully traversed musical genres from gospel to country, dance and rock, Alison Ferrier is a prolific songwriter and talented lead guitarist and drummer/percussionist Anthony Shortte, who is well known to Australian blues lovers, has brought his down and dirty grooves along with his electro washboard to a new level with Opelousas.