Luna Mantra is a world music ensemble based on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Naturally weaving guitar, violin and percussion, their music is a captivating fusion of modern and traditional melodies and rhythms, masterfully blending traditional American music with elements of western classical music, World folk music, and jazz.

Featured across the U.S. from the Gulf Coast of Florida to the Front Range of Colorado, the promising Florida based world music ensemble create and promote the useful arts at music festivals, universities, concert series, resorts, weddings, theaters, art galleries, and special events.

Diversity in style has enabled them to perform at a wide variety of venues including a collaboration with Ballet Pensacola for a series of acclaimed live performances with the dance company.

Luna Mantra features the talents of brothers Michael T. Kinser (classical guitar / composer) and Joshua Kinser (drums / percussion) and William Fink (violin / flute).

Join us for musical explorations through the melodies and rhythms of the world. Our selection of music includes a wide variety of styles and influences from Celtic and flamenco to bluegrass, classical, tango, and jazz forming an innovative, exciting and danceable live musical experience.

Michael T. Kinser - Classical Guitar

Joshua Kinser - Drums & Percussion

Will Fink - Violin & Flute

www.lunamantra.com








Michael Kinser Pensacola

I'm a melodeon/concertina player, and this is an archive of my progress as I learn the instruments. It goes back to the first recordings I made, and hopefully it will be helpful to others who are also learning to see the changes over time!

Having played a bunch of pretty different instruments but mainly the piano for some decades, I luckily  took up the English Concertina in the summer of 2011 out of instant inspiration and can't get my hands off of this great little box (which is such a fine solo instrument as well as allowing some modest self-accompaniment when singing songs). Find more content at concertina.net.

Update: After a  hiatus due to technical failure of the beautiful instrument shown on top of my page I resumed my playing in October 2017 following the acquisition of my "new" Wheatstone model 24 (while the Lachenal Excelsior is awaiting some future restauration)

Update II: Having finished my denying the need of a Tenor-Treble to myself, I now own and am playing a beautifully (looking and) sounding metal-ended Aeola as well, which happens to be my main instrument - however the ET is still not being neglected...

Update III: Happily added the 20b Anglo (Lachenal and Crabb) and Crane Duet (again Crabb) to "my" instruments as of October/November 2018 :)

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