A live recording of Swara Musafir

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.

Swara Musafir (Live Recording)

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

Green Ocean

Chaser

Bintang Manira Manik is an Indonesian versatile musician, improviser, and sonic artist that is currently based in Graz, Austria. His choice of sound is a teleport portal between the past, present and future combining chants music with acoustic traditional instruments and electronic sound. Besides playing in various bands as a multi percussionist and creating solo projects, he is also actively creating and collaborating at the intersection of theater, film, dance, performance and visual art.