Uakti

Brazilian instrumental ensemble led by Marco Antônio Guimarães, known for building their own instruments and composing contemporary-classical works with minimalist and serialist influences.

The group builds many of its own instruments; Marco Antônio Guimarães is the main curator of compositions and arrangements. The album I Ching was composed for a dance group (1993) and explores trigrams and hexagrams as musical structures. Review sources describe their music as accessible despite complex compositional techniques and note its primitive timbres and ritual qualities.

The review praises Uakti's blend of handcrafted instruments and contemporary-classical composition. I Ching is described as structured, rooted in the book of changes and composed for a dance piece in 1993. The ensemble's timbres and balance between primitive and modern elements are consistently highlighted.

For:Listeners of contemporary classical, minimalism, experimental instrumental music, and those interested in handcrafted instruments and sound art.