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His first three cd's, \"Heartstrings\", \"Feverdreams\" and \"Headlands\" mark this period between 1996 and 2000 which feature Daniel creating other worldly soundscapes and a playing technique drawing on his myriad influences, including that of the great kora masters of our time.\n\nWhile on the road as guitarist and kora player with Djali Kunda Kuyate (the twins) in December of 2002 through Senegal, Gambia and Mali, Daniel not only studied kora and ngoni with various masters there but captured his experiences on minidisc.\n\nThe result is his latest work, \"Calabashmoon\", a collection of crafty and poignant kora pieces woven with a tapestry of sounds and impressions of West Africa.\n\nDaniel also plays guitar, handsonic, kora and gravikord for Artemis and is a featured electronic artist on rtfm records under the moniker \"vessel\".\n\nDaniel has also composed many ecclectic scores for choreographers and dance companies in San Francisco, notably Sarah Shelton Mann, ODC, Company Chaddick, Lizz Roman and Dancers, Kunst-Stoff and many others.\n\nDaniel Berkman also plays in the band of Magnatune artist Artemis.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/berkman1.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/berkman/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "berkman-heartstrings", "name" : "Heartstrings", "artist" : { "name" : "Daniel Berkman", "page" : "berkman" }, "release_date" : "2009-01-30", "genres" : ["World","New Age"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["dreamy","ethereal","meditative","spiritual","nostalgic","reflective"], "uses" : ["meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","podcast background","emotional storytelling","nature documentary"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["kora","electric kora with effects","processed kora","vocals"], "sounds_like" : ["Robert Fripp"], "summary" : "A dreamy, meditative blend of traditional West African kora and processed electric kora textures, ideal for calming, reflective, or spiritually resonant media.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Daniel%20Berkman/Heartstrings/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/berkman-heartstrings/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/berkman-heartstrings", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=berkman-heartstrings" },{ "sku" : "berkman-calabash", "name" : "Calabashmoon", "artist" : { "name" : "Daniel Berkman", "page" : "berkman" }, "release_date" : "2005-03-08", "genres" : ["World","New Age"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["peaceful","dreamy","calm","reflective","exotic","spiritual"], "uses" : ["travel","nature documentary","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","podcast background"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["kora","subtle beats","regional vocals","acoustic"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "A peaceful, dreamy blend of kora melodies, subtle beats, and regional vocals evoking modern West Africa—ideal for travel, meditation, or calm podcast backgrounds.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Daniel%20Berkman/Calabashmoon/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/berkman-calabash/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/berkman-calabash", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=berkman-calabash" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }