Results for "Benjamin Taubkin"

Benjamin Taubkin

Sounds Of Life

By Benjamin Taubkin

Label: Adventure Music
Released: 2015
Track listing: Pifaiada; Gota D' Agua; Choro Bororo; Improvison (E O Que Veio Depois); O Tocador; Mozambik Bembe; Fabrica De Sapos.

Soukast/Benjamin Taubkin: Sounds Of Life

by Dan Bilawsky
April 30, 2015

Electronic threads, street party drums, lively piano runs, meditative moments, metallic zest, and rhythmic seasonings all come to the surface when pianist Benjamin Taubkin and Soukast--the duo of Simone Sou and Guilherme Kastrup, two percussionists who artfully mix sampling into their work--set sail with “Pifaiada," the opening track on Sounds Of Life. There's ...

Al Qantara/The Bridge

By Benjamin Taubkin

Label: Adventure Music
Released: 2014
Track listing: O Deserto E Aqui; Hamdouchia; Salsabile; Berma Sosanbi/Adeus Meu Lirio Verde; Variacao Em Temas Tradicionais (Variations On Traditional Themes); Hijaz; Quilombo.

Benjamin Taubkin: Al Qantara/The Bridge

by Dan Bilawsky
May 19, 2014

Music, by its nature, is about building bridges. When it's broken down to its very essence, it's all about forming connections between sounds and souls. That idea, in expanded and magnified form, is the core principle behind Al Qantara/The Bridge. Here, music takes on additional responsibilities, serving as a bridge between styles, syntax, and cultures; it ...