Sonic Collective Brazilian Glass, Ceramic and Wooden Marimba w/ Leandro Cesar

Found Sound Nation presents this sample pack of handmade Brazilian marimbas performed by multi-instrumentalist Leandro César da Silva. Meticulously recorded at Leandro’s home studio in Belo Horizonte, these recordings feature three distinct instruments built with varied materials and tonal characteristics: bright shimmering glass, resonant bell-like ceramic and warm rich Brazilian wood (muiracatiara). From short staccato stabs and trills, to swelling bow and extended technique, this pack spans traditional and experimental techniques and styles.

Leandro César da Silva is a highly innovative Brazilian musician and instrument builder. He has worked with seminal Brazilian experimental music group UAKTI maintaining their custom built instruments and touring throughout Brazil, the U.S. and Europe. In recent years Leandro has researched the construction of marimbas, using a wide range of materials, and has subsequently formed the Marimbaia ensemble who perform new arrangements of established Brazilian composers such as Egberto Gismonti and Marco Antônio Guimarães.

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