Bonobo aka Barakas aka Simon Harris is both musician and producer. Appearing on stage surrounded by electronics as a cutting edge DJ or fronting his twelve piece band playing bass guitar.
One of the original 'Downtempo' pioneers, he defined the genre with his 2000 album Animal Magic, which he not only produced but was also the sole instrumentalist. His album Days to Come was voted 'Best Album' by 大象传媒 DJ Gilles Peterson's listeners. His music spans multiple genres including, electronica, trip-hop, acid jazz and chillwave.
In demand all over the world, this summer will see him playing sets at Sonar in Barcelona, Rome and Athens before he takes to the West Holts stage, Glastonbury on Sunday night.
Bonobo aka Barakas aka Simon Harris is both musician and producer. Appearing on stage surrounded by electronics as a cutting edge DJ or fronting his twelve piece band playing bass guitar.
One of the original 'Downtempo' pioneers, he defined the genre with his 2000 album Animal Magic, which he not only produced but was also the sole instrumentalist. His album Days to Come was voted 'Best Album' by 大象传媒 DJ Gilles Peterson's listeners. His music spans multiple genres including, electronica, trip-hop, acid jazz and chillwave.
In demand all over the world, this summer will see him playing sets at Sonar in Barcelona, Rome and Athens before he takes to the West Holts stage, Glastonbury on Sunday night.
