What is The Half Bent Music Festival?

What is The Half Bent Music Festival?

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May 18, 2026 · 25 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Half Bent Music Festival and features guests who integrate martial arts with music.

Huich Goh and Paul Whitword from Sahul Sakti , spoke about their ensemble’s music which integrates Martial Arts with Music, and Merinda Dias-Jayasinha spoke about her multi-disciplined career to date, when they were guests of Bent Notes. Huich and Paul are artists performing, in their ensemble Sahul Sakti, in the Half Bent Music Festival occurring over the last weekend in May, 2026 in Merribek – Merinda is both performing and a member of the organising committee, who spoke about the varied performances scheduled across the weekend – presented by Small Space Music . Hear Huich describe the manner in which Martial Arts and music work together, and how Merinda sees the great outcomes from collaborations between artists who may not have worked together before. Huich Goh, Paul Whitword and Merinda Dias-Jayasinha were guests of Bent Notes on Sunday May 10, 2026 Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock every Sunday night JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member The post What is The Half Bent Music Festival? appeared first on Bent Notes .

People in this episode

Guests: Huich Goh, Paul Whitword, Merinda Dias-Jayasinha

Topics covered

  • music festival
  • martial arts
  • collaboration
  • performance
  • interview

Keywords

  • Half Bent Music Festival
  • martial arts
  • music
  • Sahul Sakti
  • collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sahul Sakti, Small Space Music

Places: Merribek

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