Mike Tamburo, also known as Brother Ong (born 30 March 1977 New Kensington, Pennsylvania) is an independent musician, sound explorer, music educator, filmmaker, musical instrument builder, interdisciplinary sound artist, gong enthusiast, storyteller, writer, meditation teacher, installation artist, painter, currently living in New Kensington, PA. He is a well known multi-instrumentalist and plays the hammered dulcimer, gong, shahi baaja, swarmandal, autoharp, the crowned eternal (an instrument he built out of a headboard), tuning forks, guitar, percussion, electronic instruments, bulbul tarang, bass gopichand, gulbulgar, singing bowls, bells and clarinet. He runs 2 small labels called: New American Folk Hero and Sounds Eternal. He teaches Kundalini yoga, Nāda yoga, sound therapy and Experimental Instrument Building. Early in Tamburo's career he gained notoriety for his string playing (hammered dulcimer, guitar and shahi baaja). In many of his early performances he began to enter into altered states of consciousness and have out of body experiences while performing. In order to understand these experiences he went into years of self study; exploring Kundalini Yoga, energy work, the therapeutic use of sound and how sound effects consciousness, human perception and self healing. His love for long sustained overtones and psychoacoustics led him to working with multiple gongs and other tuned metal instruments (bells, sound plates, singing bowls) as well as exploring the healing power of mantra and toning. He has traveled the United States extensively, performing over 1500 shows in his career. He writes about many of his adventures in an ongoing collection of stories called Without Beginning, Middle Or End. He has also curated 3 years of the Fantastic Voyagers Music Festival. He performed and recorded for several years with Crown Of Eternity with his ex-wife Galina Haralambava.
Are We Not Drawn Onward To New Era? - Cassette (Sloow Tapes - 2007)
At Bohemian Grove - CDR (Rural Faune - 2007)
Chaob - CDR (Also with Adam Forkner and Honey Owens) (Foxglove - 2007)
God Will Fail John's Horn - 3” (NAFH - 2006)
Searching for Augie Leonard Sr. - CD (NAFH - 2006)
The Uncontrollable Mr. Lechte on Strands Formerly Braided - 3way split CD (MF-2006)
Arco Flute Foundation
Everything After Everything After The Bomb Is Sci-Fi - CD (Music Fellowship - 2005)
Everything After The Bomb Is Sci-Fi - CD (Cenotaph Audio - 2002)
I Ate Tony Conrad's Pierogies - CDR (Tour Only - 2001)
The Fifth Lesson in New Era Time: The Unconsciousness of Yukon Steve - CDR (Drone Disco - 2001)
The Third Lesson in New Era Time: Running Slow Motion Marathons with Purple Rejoice; Who Killed the Party House? - CD (Cenotaph Audio - 2000)
The Second Lesson in New Era Time: Exploring the Possibilities of New Wave Villains; And What of Boy? - LP (Cenotaph Audio - 2000)
Meisha
For Sayas - CD (NAFH - 2005)
The Secret Of Paul Grouper - CD (NAFH - 2005)
The First Lesson In New Era Time - The Universal Orchestra Of Pituitary Knowledge Sing Om To The Disturbed Onlookers, Who Were Meisha And Robin Anyway? - CD (Music Foray Two - 2001)
The Fourth Lesson In New Era Time - Redefining The Sixty Foot Rock Band; The Deaf Will Still Feel Our Vibrations OR Republic Of Meisha - 7” (Pop Bus - 2000)
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1 Side of Pieces Of A Utopian Puzzle 3LP) (Priapus - 2000)
A Celebration Of Life - CDR (Gingkoba - 1999)
Meisha Returns Meisha Forever - CD (Music Fellowship - 1999)
Meisha - CD (Gingkoba - 1997)
Mike Tamburo and Wilson Lee
Boyinger - 2x3" (NAFH - 2006)
Mike Tamburo and Ken Camden
Of Meisha (NAFH - 2006)
Eskimo 88
Inside Outside - Cassette (Less=More - 1995)
Open Your Ears and Hear a Sound - Cassette (Less=More - 1994)
Compilations Appearances
For Lee Jackson In Space (LEE - 2012)
Fantastic Voyagers 3 (NAFH - 2010)
Fantastic Voyagers 2 (NAFH - 2008)
Fantastic Voyagers 1 (NAFH - 2007)
FRANNCE compilation (Rural Faune - 2007 )
Ball of Wax 9 (Ball Of Wax - 2007)
Go Down Slow - Music For Acoustic Guitar (Harha Askel -2006)
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