Mariano Sarine

Mariano Melo, aka Marian Sarine, is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist based in São Paulo, specialising in percussion and drums. Known for his drumming with the band Deafkids and his solo work as Sarine, Mariano's latest album, “Asas Terenas,” features his first recordings under this name. The album began with organ themes recorded with Felipe Pato at the end of 2019, with additional instruments added throughout 2020 and 2021. As Sarine himself says, “Asas Terenas” is a sonic mixture that moves the feet and lifts the soul—creating an experience that is both pristine in sound and transcendental on the dancefloor.

The music is built on a modal approach, using scales as a launchpad to create free-flowing, rhythmic improvisations over dynamic interplay between notes and percussion. Inspired by artists like Charanjit Singh, who blended traditional North-Indian ragas with electronic music, as well as African organists and synth players such as Hailu Mergia, Mammane Sani, and Hama, it combines old and new sounds, merging spiritual feelings with energetic rhythms.