The Karma Roulette Demo Reel - 4K

The KARMA ROULETTE QUARTET is made up of four veteran multi-instrumentalists who play over 30 different instruments. Their sound is truly international — drawing from West-Africa, Afro-Cuba, Brazil, North India, and the Middle East — and feature both original works, music-related poetry, and music by renowned Brazilian composer Egberto Gismonti.

(this reel does not include all of the band's instrumentation)


1st Track
"Sanfona"
(excerpt)
by Egberto Gismonti
reconstruction by Michael Smolens
2024 / Brazilian samba

2nd Track
"Tabla Tarang"
(excerpts)
by Michael Smolens
2021 / North Indian style

3rd Track
"Slinky Proverb"
(excerpt)
by Michael Smolens
2023 / West African style

4th Track
"Cartography of Desire"
(excerpts)
by Michael Smolens
2011 / Turkish Sufi style


Michael Smolens — keyboards, voice
Michele Walther — 4-string acoustic & 5-string electric violin
Michaelle Goerlitz — shaker, mini-drum set, tar, shakere
Brian Rice — tablas, triangle, panderio, bells,
mini-drum set, color percussion, dumbek

Peter Menchini — Camera, Sound, Assistant Editor, Colorist
Michael Smolens — Video Editing, Sound Mixing