Argentine electric violinist Sami Abadi got involved in the local alternative scene in the mid-'90s, extensively touring the Buenos Aires circuit during 1997. A year later, the musician debut album, called Lejos o Leve?, was produced by Axel Hahn, having contributions from pianist Myriam Tokumura, programmer Juan Bernabe, and percussionist Diego Voloschin, that same year, participating in Sergio Renan's movie El Sueño De Los Heroes and making 15 performances at New York's venues. Sami Abadi, along with Liliana Zelonka and Claudia Kotin, wrote a didactic book called Música Maestro!, published by Lumen. ~ Drago Bonacich, Rovi