Ensemble hailing from Argentina, that carefully interprets music from traditional Turkish and Middle Eastern sources.

Core members:

Abdul Mateen Asaro: ney, flute.
Matías Ortolá: `oud, cümbüs, acoustic guitar.
Marcelo Ismail Rodriguez aka Veet Vichara: santur, baglâma, esraj, dilruba.
Carlos Yoder aka Txurlo: Indian and Arabic tablas, frame drums, finger cymbals, harmonium.
Lucas Bianco: fretless bass, double bass, frame drum.

Regular guest musicians:

Gagik Gasparyan: duduk, zurna, clarinet.
Daniel Binker Duek: qanun.
Burhanuddin Herrmann: vocals.
Rasikananda Das: Indian tabla.
Luciano Bertoluzzi: Arabic tabla, frame drums, tapan.
Edgardo Vallarino: drums.
Gabriel Aguiar: bass.
Luan Rodriguez: acoustic guitar.

On their live performances, they are also regularly joined by the whirling dervishes Sheikh Nuruddin, Sheikh Adnan and Sheikh Yahya of the Naqshbandi Sufi Tariqat of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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