Marika Falk was born in Vienna, in a Hungarian family of musicians. She plays numerous percussion instruments such as frame drums and hand drums,inclufding the tombak, darbuka, riq, daf, daire, bendir, cajon, ghatam, tar, bodhran, and talking drum.
She completed her musical studies in Munich, where she lives. For over two decades she has been involved with the traditional music of Africa and the Middle East and learned percussive techniques from several well-known masters.
She has collaborated with various project relating to Early Music, jazz, theater, world music with groups like Vox, Sarband and Nunu.
Discography:
Tigrib (Konnex Records KCD 5084, 1998)
Mariano (Konnex Records KCD 5087, 1998)
Drumming Breath (NO-CD Rekords CDNO 24, 2000)
Ahoi (Konnex Records KCD 5112, 2003)
Breathing Colour (2008)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
