Artist description blue rumi is a band based out of new york city that has been steadily exposing the masses to a new breed of music - that which combines live instrumentation with dJs and mCs to create the phattest of grooves. drawing together the waters of its members' collective influences, blue rumi delves into uncharted musical territory with every drop of a breakbeat by fusing elements of hip-hop, funk, ambient and jazz.choice of instrumentation is key for blue rumi. comprised of riadh quadir on guitar and vocals, brenden wyant on drums, ben bernstein on bass, dj white owl on turntables, and scott spivak on keyboards, blue rumi has a sound all its own. add to this core unit sax, flute, percussion and mCs and you've got yourself a typical blue rumi live show that's anything but ordinary.blue rumi's experiments in combining the world of live, real-time instrumental playing with dj manipulated scratches, samples, and loops have put them in their own musical spotlight.

Music Style funk & hip-hop

Musical Influences the roots, john coltrane, medeski martin and wood, mos def, ravi shankar, charlie hunter, a tribe called quest, miles davis, john scofield

Artist History formed in january of 2000

Group Members riadh quadir - guitar and vocals brenden wyant - drums ben bernstein - bass dj white owl - turntables scott spivak - keyboards

Instruments guitar, bass, drums, keys, turntables - live shows include mcs, sax, flute, percussion

Location brooklyn, ny - USA

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