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'''Stephen Kent''', in a musical journey that began in England in the late 1970’s, blazed a trail across five continents, living at various times in the UK, Spain, Australia and the USA. His musical scores, composed for theatre, circus and dance companies, have received international acclaim and his work as a performer and recording artist has established him as a unique talent in the global music scene. He is one of today's most respected and prolific [[didjeridoo]] performers, bringing the ancient [[Aboriginal]] sound into a contemporary context. During a career which led him from South Africa to Australia, London, and San Francisco, Stephen has developed an approach that is unmistakably his own, exploring a broad range of playing styles and musical genres. |
'''Stephen Kent''', in a musical journey that began in England in the late 1970’s, blazed a trail across five continents, living at various times in the UK, Spain, Australia and the USA. His musical scores, composed for theatre, circus and dance companies, have received international acclaim and his work as a performer and recording artist has established him as a unique talent in the global music scene. He is one of today's most respected and prolific [[didjeridoo]] performers, bringing the ancient [[Aboriginal]] sound into a contemporary context. During a career which led him from South Africa to Australia, London, and San Francisco, Stephen has developed an approach that is unmistakably his own, exploring a broad range of playing styles and musical genres. |
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Stephen Kent, in a musical journey that began in England in the late 1970’s, blazed a trail across five continents, living at various times in the UK, Spain, Australia and the USA. His musical scores, composed for theatre, circus and dance companies, have received international acclaim and his work as a performer and recording artist has established him as a unique talent in the global music scene. He is one of today's most respected and prolific didjeridoo performers, bringing the ancient Aboriginal sound into a contemporary context. During a career which led him from South Africa to Australia, London, and San Francisco, Stephen has developed an approach that is unmistakably his own, exploring a broad range of playing styles and musical genres.
With the band Trance Mission, he has joined the ranks of Jon Hassell, Steve Roach, and Robert Rich in exploring a primal, techno-tribal music. He has appeared both solo and with Trance Mission at the Starwood Festival (run by the Association for Consciousness Exploration); the present Trance Mission line-up includes Peter Valsamis on Drums & Electronic Programming, Eda Maxym on Vocals, Geoffrey Gordon on Keyboards, Harmonium, Percussion, and additional Vocals, and Rufus Cappadocia on Cello. (Both Stephen and Peter offer workshops as well.)
Stephen has amassed a catalogue of over a dozen critically acclaimed CDs, including four solo releases and others with his group projects Trance Mission, Beasts of Paradise and Lights In A Fat City, and sitting in with artsts such as Badi Assad. He made the album Halcyon Days (1996), together with Steve Roach and Kenneth Newby. His ground-breaking work has helped to redefine the sound of one of the world’s most ancient instruments.