 |  | Hang [play hifi lofi] [license] [download] |
 | | Musical Incense - volume one (Hang and Guitar Duets) [play hifi lofi] [license] [download] |
 | | Musical Incense - volume two (Hang and Guitar Duets) [play hifi lofi] [license] [download] |
Laura Inserra was born in Sicily, Italy, in 1974. At the age of 15 she started
studying classical piano, but her passion for research led her to improvisation.
She played with different musicians and explored various musical styles, and
within a few years she was able to apply the free improvisation technique on
many instruments: bass, soprano sax, classical flute and ethnic percussion
instruments.
Thanks to musicians and teachers from various continents, she learned to both play and construct native instruments of the world, like the didgeridoo from Australia, the djembe from Africa, bamboo flutes from India and others invented by her.
Throughout the next decade in Rome, she authored and performed various pieces of music for theater, dance performances, exhibitions and soundtracks for movies with acclaimed musicians from all over the world. She has also collaborated musically and as a technical assistant to Paolo Buonvino, one of the most famous Italian movie soundtrack composers for almost two years.
Currently, Laura lives most of the year in Berkeley, CA, where she is creating soundtracks, performances and concerts with West Coast artists of all genres.
In the past few years, she has discovered the Hang, a new instrument from Switzerland. Now her research is focused primarily on the Hang, although she continues to perform with a variety on instruments and she continues to teach percussion instruments and improvisation.
'Hang: a collection of works' is an album dedicated entirely to this instrument.
For more information please see her web site at: http://www.laurainserra.com
Laura Inserra plays the Hang on Francesca Genco's Magnatune release.
In 1993 she moved to Rome to study psychology. At this point, her research intensified, specializing on ethno-tribal instruments and cultural anthropology. This is when she also started teaching percussion instruments and didgeridoo. She attended the Classical Music Conservatory in Italy, where she studied classical orchestral percussion.
