Saafi Brothers

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The Saafi Brothers are a downtempo music project from Germany, consisting of Gabriel Le Mar and Michael Kohlbecker. They also produce psychedelic trance, dub and ambient music.

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The band has seen some success in the chill out spaces at large festivals. [1] The name Saafi is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning "travelling musician". Alex Azary was once a member of the band. [2]

They have released five albums since 1997. Supernatural with strong world music influences was released in 2007. [1] Their fifth album Live on the Roadblog was released as a live recorded album. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Saafi Brothers". Beatport. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. "Saafi Brothers Profile". Escape Media Group. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.