Today I released my first composition. Saharetni (She Put a Spell on Me) is out on all music platforms. You can listen to it on the links bellow or at your favorite store.
The song was created right after New Year as a gift to my wife, dancer Iana Komarnytska. I worked all night to be ready on Jan 3rd and, to my surprise, I loved the process. It’s funny. I’ve been playing tabla for about 20 years, and I was lucky to play in many bands all over the world. But composing my own music has always been something I postponed for later. Well, later has arrived, and I hope you enjoy this short tune, inspired by the love for music and, most importantly, the love for a girl. As Carl Sagan once said, “when you are in love, you wanna tell the world”. My version of this is to share it with you.
After three months in Thailand and two transformative months in the beautiful land of Cambodia, I find myself back in Cairo with the goal of finishing a number of projects started this year.
Today it’s been a month since we arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and we are starting our second month here. What was supposed to be a 10-day temple hopping adventure has transformed into a full exploration of music, dance, and mythology of the fascinating Khmer culture.
Today I released my second song. Invocation was inspired by my 8-month stay in Cairo and it’s is out on all music platforms.
Today I released my first composition. Saharetni (She Put a Spell on Me) is out on all music platforms.
I’m very happy to announce that the first episode of a new season of my podcast is out!
As a photographer and musician, I am in love with mixing ethnic elements from different cultures and exploring ancient places. These are themes that come back again and again in my work, and today I’m happy to share a little experiment with the talented model and dancer Tetiana Tesliuk in Egypt. This is the first in a series of photos showcasing Ukrainian artists in traditional outfits at landmarks around the world, during my travels this year.
My 8-month stay in Egypt comes to an end in 10 days. I suddenly realized I’ve been on the road - technically with no home - for almost four years. The goal was not to become a perpetual traveler, but to take the time to experience cultures that call to me, to go on a creative pilgrimage and stay at different places around the world long enough to make them feel like home.
A story about a work-in-progress project, my second-ever music composition.
My favorite author, Carl Sagan, once wrote an essay called ‘Dreams are maps’, where he talked about how visions can become reality, create purpose, and inspire next generations.
In this episode Pedro talks about developing rituals, habits and routines inspired by the practice of making art and the interactions with different world cultures.
Yesterday I released a second solo episode for the new season of the Wanderings Podcast. I am really happy to share insights into my path of becoming an artist, a traveler, a small business owner in a digital landscape, and I hope some lessons of that journey can be useful to you.