Summary: <p>German producer & multi-instrumentalist Aukai, aka Markus Sieber, grew up in the former East Germany, but his travels have taken him through Latin America, and he is now based in Colorado. "Aukai" is a Hawaiian term for a seafaring traveler, and on his second record, <em>Branches of Sun</em>, he has captured a certain nomadic wanderlust which might connect a listener to a certain peace of being in nature, high in the mountains.</p> <p>With an ensemble that centers on the South American <em>ronroco, </em>a kind of mandolin-like lute, (“the bigger brother of the charango”), harp, violin, percussion and electronics, Aukai and Ensemble perform some of his electro-acoustic creations, in the studio.</p> <p>Watch the complete live session:</p>
