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Lilies of the Valley

Can I Go Back

Max Lombardo -the first cut is the deepest

What if sound could enable you to travel to distant places through your mind, may they be real or surreal?

Swara Musafir, literally translated as “The Sound of the Traveler” is an ambient musical solo project of Bintang Manira Manik to share his passion about music, cultural diversity and traveling. Living in different countries and travelling for the last decade, Bintang has gathered audio material of various places, cultures and their unique soundscapes. Engaging with local musicians he has explored diverse musical techniques and collected a variety of ethnic instruments. 

By weaving all of those elements into a single moment you are invited to dive into an inner state and elevate your own journey.

Waves

BADER

Seawas Strache

Good Juju

I found the Accapella Version of this beloved song of mine, perfect soundtrack for my Lock Down.

All Instruments and Backing Vocal by Gado Gado Bo

God Knows I Tried - Lana Del Ray ( The Heavy Crown Mix)

It's within us, either childish or childlike, can't blame them for what they are/were..........

Drums: Mikko
Other Instruments: Bo
Backing vocal : Evelyn G

Childlike

Tabla and the way of learning it, Guru Shishya Parampara, has been documenting compositions from 500 years back by oral traditions, this way of documentations created an internet like web from generations to generations to reveal unique traditional compositions from each states in India. This special excerpt of composition that i bring up is coming from one of the oldest tabla style, Delhi Gharana. 

Preserving tradition also means expanding it. This brings me to the journey of exploring the technology of electronic music merging with traditional tabla compositions. Each tabla parts, the big drum (Bayan) and the small (Dayan) creating an audio signal that triggers some electronic sound(bass, snare drum, and bass drum) in the compositions, this creating a more dynamic rhythm and lively electronic sound for the base of the composition.

Besides focusing on tabla parts, I also recorded some traditional instruments such as setar and morchang and tweak the sound to create another layer of electro acoustic sound in the composition. The least, I looped my free vocal style and collaborate with an amazing Iranian singer, Yazdan Dadbeh, to put the poetry about connections from the past.

Dha Ghe TiTe ft Yazdan Dadbeh

Bo: Vox, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Electronics
feat VA Friends in some Tracks

Live Line Up 2021:

Comin Up!

Childlike

Gado Gado Bo

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