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American percussionist Carlos Niño's Inspirations playlist

American percussionist Carlos Niño curates his Inspirations playlist, featuring tracks by Ariel Kalma, Iasos, Hassan Hakmoun plus many more.

Carlos Niño is a producer, percussionist and composer. At 17 he started making beats with Fabian Alston, before becoming a radio DJ in California. In 2008 he started Carlos Niño & Friends and has worked with the likes of Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Photay and Kamasi Washington. His music blends orchestral arrangements and acoustic instruments with cutting-edge avant-garde production techniques, and in September of this year he released his new album, ‘(I’m just) Chillin’, on Fire’.

His playlist Inspirations features tracks by Ariel Kalma, Iasos, Hassan Hakmoun plus many more.

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31 minutes

Music Played

  • Omar Faruk Tekbilek

    Mystical Garden

  • Ariel Kalma

    Forest Mystics

  • Iasos

    Crystal Petals

  • John Tchicai

    Lied

  • Hassan Hakmoun and Adam Rudolph

    Ma’bud Allah

  • Thandi Ntuli and Carlos Niño

    Sunset (in California)

  • Carlos Niño

    Transcendental Bounce, Run to it

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