The musical group the "Black Light Orchestra" is an inspired marriage between 2 unusual traditions: British music-hall and Belgian surrealism. Founded in 2005, based in Brussels and composed of 5 musicians, the BLO's music is intriguing and droll, where musical rigor is placed firmly at the service of the absurd.

The Scottish singer-pianist-composer Daniel Barbenel, whose songs and
compositions are influenced equally by music-hall, english pop and classical
music, is accompanied by 4 musicians: saxophones, flutes, keyboard, drums and
vibraphone. An assortment of unusual objects completes the musical landscape;
percussion, toys and analogue electronics all contribute to the unexpected and
joyful atmosphere of their concerts.

Among their recent achievements: music for Belgian national TV, a comic
operetta, 2 TV shows broadcast in Japan,

an album for homerecords.be (distributed in Europe and the USA), and conference-concerts on the saxophone,
instrument invented at Dinant in Belgium. The Black Light Orchestra
has recently collaborated with the Chinese artists Xiao He and Song Yujhe on
and original soundtrack for the classic silent film The Goddess by Yonggang Wu,
screened at Cinema Nova, Brussels.