Pasquale Mirra is considered one of the most engaging and active vibraphonists of the current national and international music scene. He collaborated with the band Mop Mop, and since 2015 has been part of the ensemble C’mon Tigre. With around 30 releases behind him, he is rooted in improvised music, experimental jazz and cross-cultural percussion. Hamid Drake has established himself as a major figure in improvised music. Embedded in Chicago’s creative-music community since the 1970s and with an extensive catalogue of releases behind him, he is considered one of the most important percussionists in the improvised jazz scene. The Mirra–Drake duo has existed since 2008, developing a musical relationship based on percussion and improvisation, but they never had a record. In February of last year, they finally recorded their first studio album, “Lhasa”, which brings together their own compositions with music by Don Cherry and Sun Ra. “Lhasa” is a documentation of a long-developed musical relationship. Their live performances are entirely percussive, yet surprisingly and unpredictably melodic, essentially creating a conversation between two different types of percussion.