The multi-instrumentalist Maurício Takara is one of the best representatives of the Brazilian contemporary and experimental scene. Drummer and founder of Hurtmold, an 18-year-band and one of the most influential in the national independent scene, Takara is also part of Rob Mazurek’s São Paulo Underground, with  releases acclaimed by critics like the last one Cantos Invisíveis and the live album Pharoah and the Underground with the iconic Pharoah Sanders.