023: Bongo Ben

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 11:01 p.m.

Bongo Ben is a live percussionist and session musician with current residencies for Clockwork Orange and Lovejuice. Inspired by the likes of local percussionist Magic Fingers as well as Defected\u2019s Shovell and Manumission\u2019s Pav, Ben purchased his own bongos and became self-taught by watching videos of these performers on YouTube. Quickly making a name for himself within his local scene Ben visited Ibiza for the first time and, armed with nothing more than a pair of bongos and a positive attitude, found himself playing at Space by the end of that initial trip. Ben\u2019s career so far has seen him play alongside superstar DJs at iconic venues across the world, including: Amnesia, Caf\xe9 Mambo, Pikes, Printworks and Fabric. In this chat we discover how he has made it this far without ever having had any kind of formal training, his favourite moments from events he\u2019s played at and about the time he ended up playing alongside Idris Elba at Ibiza\u2019s Hi superclub.

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