Author: <span>Michel Benita</span>

The Singing Benitas are back ! In these troubled times we thought it would be nice to sing again (even if not physically together) and share these “slices of quarantine”…

Concert in Le Mans le 1/2/2020 MICHEL BENITA & MIEKO MIYAZAKI (France/Japon) For Chorus, here’s an exceptional encounter between Mieko Miyazaki, the charismatic koto player * (Japanese traditional string instrument),…

I’m lazy… I forgot to post about our 2 concerts in L’Île d’Yeu August 19 & 20. It was a lot of fun playing duo and trio with Vincent (and…

The New Quartet, with Jozef Dumoulin (Fender Rhodes & FX), Matthieu Michel (Flg), Philippe Garcia (drums & FX) and myself on bass & laptop, just spent 3 days recording in…

For the first time in L’Île d’Yeu, my duo with Manu Codjia : Ramblin’, our folk repertoire ! Monday August 20 at 7pm : La Ferme d’Emilie.

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In October I’ll be recording some music for (my sister) Rita Marcotulli’s new project “Caravaggio”. We’ll be staying at Rita’s studio with Mieko Miyazaki, Tore Brunborg, Israel Varela & Michele…