Stephan Micus

Play Radio

404,364 plays (40,796 listeners)

Shop now at Amazon | Send Stephan Micus Ringtones to Cell
Buy
Add to my Library
Born in 1953 in Germany, Stephan Micus made his first journey to the Orient at the age of sixteen. Fascinated by the variety of musical cultures around the world Micus has travelled in virtually every Asian and European country as well as in Africa and the Americas. Studying with local master musicians he learned to play numerous traditional instruments, many of them unknown in the Western world. However, Micus‘s intention is not to play these instruments in a traditional manner, but rather to develop the fresh musical possibilities which he feels are inherent in them. In many of his compositions, which he performs himself, he combines instruments that have never before been played together. The resulting dialogues further reflect his vision of a transcultural music.

In addition to his exclusively acoustic instruments Micus also uses his voice, at times – with multitrack recording techniques – creating whole choral pieces by himself. The words he sings usually do not carry any known meaning. However, on Athos he set to music ancient Greek prayers to the Virgin Mary, on Desert Poems he performed two original poems in English and on Life he has set to music an ancient Japanese Koan.

He has studied a variety of instruments including guitar, concert-flute, sitar in Benares (India), flamenco guitar in Granada (Spain)
Share this artist:

Top Albums

  • The Garden of Mirrors
    Stephan Micus Play
    Buy
  • Life
    Stephan Micus
    Buy
  • To the evening child
    Stephan Micus
    Buy
  • Snow
    Stephan Micus
    Buy
See more

Top Tracks

1
37
2
25
3
23
4
22
5
21
6
18
7
16
8
15
9  
11
9  
11
11  
10
12  
9
12
9
14  
8
14  
8
Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).
  • akbarnasr

    Amazing music

    February 2012
  • Anand69

    Music from the heart, for the heart.

    February 2012
  • Silver_tra-lala

    respect

    November 2011
  • mehran751

    قربون اون در قابلمه‌ای که دستت گرفتی برم من مرد

    October 2011
  • queshelia

    nice and relaxing in church on Colours of Ostrava!!

    July 2011
  • Vaaska

    Breathtaking, definitely loving it at first listen.

    July 2011
  • adabOOja

    in Love

    July 2011
  • uu1cc

    As fractal as night noise, delicate silence. TNX

    May 2011
See all 60 shouts

Videos

Top Listeners

See more

More Information

Links
Labels

Email Newsletter

Universal Music Group Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on Stephan Micus from Universal Music.