Martin Grubinger: Percussive Planet


Director: Paul Fenkart
Distributor: BFMI
© 2010, a BFMI production
16:9 shot in HD | stereo
Length: approx. 60 min.

Martin Grubinger is one of the world’s most sought-after multipercussion artists. In this film, he is provided with a flight ticket around the world to meet other outstanding percussionists on different continents like:
Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez - Kuba
Hakim Ludin – Afghanistan
Ralph Hardimon - USA
Mamadou Diabaté - Burkina Faso
Kodo – Japan

It is a journey of discovery: making music together and learning from each other. But: Martin Grubinger is not allowed to bring his own drum kit with him; the only things he travels with are a set of sticks and some clothes to change. He spends one week with every artist and within this time span, he will not only explore the specific percussion traditions, but also discover life and culture of the different countries. Unexprected things might happen, only the groove is for sure.