Award-winning composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and sound artist born in Peru and based in Barcelona, Maribel Tafur’s work unfolds as a multisensory exploration of sound. Grounded in ambient, downtempo, experimental music, and her early classical piano training, her creations weave warm melodies, textured layers, rhythmical exploration, and carefully manipulated field recordings into immersive sonic experiences.

Inspired by nature, memory, and her Peruvian roots, Tafur has released productions with labels including Sound Earth Legacy (Spain), Delicieuse Musique (France), XLR8R (US), Synesthesia (US), New Latam Beats (Chile), Random Collective (Costa Rica), Unsbeat (Brazil), and Matraca (Perú). She has performed across Europe and the Americas at festivals and venues such as Amplify, Mostra, Serra Madre, SEL Week, L’A Inaugural, Disseny Hub, Ruidosa, Yavería, Fiesta de la Música, Cultura Libre and Espacio Fundación Telefónica.

In 2022, Forbes recognized Tafur among the ’50 Most Creative People in Peru’, and in 2024 she was awarded the Golden A’Design Award in the Music, Audio and Sound Design category for the soundscapes she composed for chef Virgilio Martínez’s gastronomic experience, Central. Her work has been highlighted internationally by DJ Mag, Remezcla, Sounds and Colours, RTVE, 3Cat, Movistar TV, Deia, Thump, Bandcamp Daily, El Comercio, among others.

In 2024, Tafur’s compositions were featured in Loop Festival Barcelona, as part of the installation Cuerpos Errantes, developed in collaboration with Institut de Ciències del Mar, Espronceda, and Inervo, contributing immersive sonic experiences to the project. She has participated in residencies at Fabra i Coats (Barcelona, 2024), Luz Líquida (Barcelona, 2024), Remezcla tu Ciudad (Lima, 2021), and Red Bull Bass Camp (Chile, 2016). Her workshops include Soundscapes Creation for Experiences and Space Designs at Flama Festival (Málaga) and Mixtura: Musical Production between Textures at Centro Cultural de España (Lima). She has also offered talks on Music and Technology (Municipality of Lima) and Technologies and Music Production: New Perspectives (Giramos Music Platform).

For Tafur, music creation is a multi-layered process where mood, sense, honesty, and the blending of basic and complex tools converge. Visual elements are equally central to her creative journey, and every production aims to transport listeners into alternate spaces, leaving a lasting sensory impact.

Her debut EP, Mysteries Of Love (2013), marked the beginning of an evolving discography spanning electronic, ambient, and experimental territories. Between 2015 and 2016, she released singles including Summer Dreams (Delicieuse Musique) and InWi (Independent), followed by contributions to compilations like South-American Women in Electronic Music. Subsequent releases include Hidden Years (2018, Blankhaus Label), Muya (2019, Unsbeat, Orbita Compilation), Intimpa (New Latam Beats), and Grevillea (Hummelrund auf Erdenflug).

In 2019, Pulitzer-winning journalist Ian Urbina invited her to participate in The Outlaw Ocean Music Project. In 2020, she contributed Tipuana to the Matraca FEMINX compilation, and in 2021, she released a remix of Harawi by Liberato Kani for the REMEZCLA/PE compilation, alongside her single Coral and the EP 2106, a tribute to her parents.

2022 marked the release of Mater Soundscapes of Peru, a collaborative album developed with the biological and cultural research center Mater Iniciativa and chef Virgilio Martínez, exploring Peru’s ecosystems, altitudes, and biodiversity. In 2024, Tafur released the album Ultranatura on Sound Earth Legacy, presented at the Earth Day event organized by Bye Bye Plastic Foundation.

In 2025, Tafur released a EP in collaboration with Slow Food Bilbao-Bizkaia and chef Gabriel Huaman, titled EGUZKIA-INTI. This production weaves together the culinary traditions, biodiversity, and sonic heritage of the Basque Country and Peru, creating immersive soundscapes that blend field recordings, electronic elements, and reimagined ancestral instruments. That same year, she released the album Willay Plancton, a tribute to the oceans, on World Oceans Day with the label Sound Earth Legacy.

Tafur has collaborated with Peruvian visual artist Juan Carlos Yanaura (www.yanaura.com), while her technological explorations include collaborations with tech designer Katia Vega (www.katiavega.com), encompassing wearable computing and interactive projects.
As founder of Intune, Tafur leads audio branding projects, sound design, and music creation for experiences. Her work for chefs Virgilio Martínez and Pia León—including Central, Mil Centro, Kjolle, Mayo, Olluco, Maz, and Estero—involved composing original soundscapes tailored to the sensory experience of each space. Beyond gastronomy, she has curated music for over 80 brands and produced for film, audiovisual projects, and video mapping shows.