Mario Loi

Multi-instrumentalist, from the island of Sardinia (Italy), he moved to southern Spain (Andalusia) about 20 years ago, now based in the city of Huelva. His interest in open tunings, meeting the Mediterranean sounds, led him to develop a personal style (fusion between traditional and root music with other genres such as jazz and early music).
His first professional experience is with the Sardiniann band Iskeliu , performing around the world, including the 2007 International Music Festival in Canberra, Australia.
He plays several other string instruments from the Mediterranean and the Middle East areas ( oud, greek bouzouki, turkish saz, among others), fusioning them with , both conventional and modern ones (electric guitar, drums, electric bass and double bass, etc.).
In Spain he took part of several projects: María del Karma (flamenco-ethno-chillout fusion project, based in Seville) Murat Project (duo with the jazz guitarist Mario Pousada), Choir of the University of Granada (early music), among others, while continuing to collaborate with artists from Sardinia.
Recently he has been busy on recording his first album "Periplo", together with a bunch of excellent musicians from different background and origin.