Busker HoF 77 – Tupahn Interview

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Episode Notes:

Interview by: Al Millar
Interviewee: Tupahn
Original Recording Date: November 22, 2015
Date: Aired: April 15, 2017
Location: Recorded at Al Millar’s house in Boston, MA, USA
Music:
1. Intro: “Buddy” Royalty Free Jingle available in Apple Computers’ GarageBand.
2. Opening Music: “Look at ME” by: .357 Lover as found on ‘The Purchase of the North Pole’ recording.
3. Closing Music: “Thank You” by: .357 Lover as played on ‘Diorama of the Golden Lion’ recording.
Mixed and edited by: Al Millar, Magic Brian and David Aiken for The Busker Hall of Fame

Comments: Sometimes success on the street comes from a mysterious combination of elements. Via this weird sort of alchemy the mixture of talent, passion and drive create a magical formula for success. Leave any one element out of the equation and the results would be dramatically different.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, raised in New York City and trained at the Julliard School of Music, Tupahn didn’t wait for opportunity to knock, he created his own opportunity by taking his unique style of playing out to Central Park’s Strawberry Fields and becoming a local celebrity. Ever since, the passion with which he plays has touched audiences around the world.

Al Millar sat town with Tupahn in Boston to uncover the backstory behind the man who often travels with his own entourage and about what it takes to make it on the streets as a musician.