Beni | Sape Sibiu

They are currently working on a fusion project with an electronic DJ, blending the cimbalom with deep house beats. Purists are horrified. Beni doesn't care.

"I am not a museum piece," he said in a recent interview for Songlines Magazine . "My grandfather played for weddings in the mud. I play for festivals on the moon. The music must live. If it doesn't swing, it is dead." beni sape sibiu

One famous anecdote recounts a 2018 concert at the Art Cafe where Beni played a solo so intense that the E-string snapped. Without missing a beat, he finished the phrase on the A-string, held the violin up to the light, and bit the broken string off with his teeth while maintaining eye contact with a stunned tourist from Japan. The band didn't stop for ten more minutes. They are currently working on a fusion project

Unlike a traditional taraf which might rely on the pan flute ( nai ) or the cobza, the ensemble leans heavily into the Jazz Manouche aesthetic. Here is the typical lineup that you will see on a Saturday night at St. Christopher’s Pub or The Box : "I am not a museum piece," he said

It is possible that the phrase is misspelled or phonetic. Here are a few possibilities of what you might be looking for: