An encounter of three world musicians in a sound. Creating an organic ritual, and spiritual trance.
With:
Jalli Lamin Kouyate (Gambia) – African cora, vocals
Tarrang Podar (India) – tabla, vocals
Mark Alban Lotz (Germany) – flutes, bansuri, fx
The sound of African cora in combination with Indian tabla is mesmerizing, adding Indian Bansuri you get a magic sonority, intimacy, and dynamic. The music reflects Africa, India, Jazz, and improvisation but above all the audience is taken along in a story of the celebration of life.
Mark Lotz: “Initiated by the ‚Music: World Series‘ for a series of ‘untamed’ music in ‘Rasa’, Utrecht. I was asked to collect two multifarious colleagues around me and treat the audience to an unexpected and unrestrained meeting and prepared that same afternoon: the recipe for unbridled adventure and pioneering experiences! Our encounter felt for us like coming home. The enthusiastic response by the audience gave us proof that we had to move on as a Trio and other concerts followed.”
Mark Alban Lotz
piccolo, concert-, alto-, bass-, pvc contra bass flutes, prepared flute, game calls, voice, fx
Growing up in Thailand and Uganda, my hunger for musical adventures has taken me around the world, where I explore and redefine diverse traditions. Vibrant collaborations with unique voices in music are always a priority, approaching them in unconventional ways to capture the essence of life and celebrate it through sound.
I want my music to be of uncompromising quality. With a personal language that blends the aesthetics and techniques of contemporary classical and non-Western music with the vitality of jazz, there has been significant international recognition for solo performances and innovative interpretations of contemporary music, jazz, Afro-Cuban religious folklore, cross-overs with Turkish, Moldavian, Senegalese, and Indian music, underwater music, and free improvisations from Istanbul.
I actively seek out unique challenges, leading to genre-defying collaborations with theater, visual arts, film, dance, performance art, and VJ. In roles as a soloist, composer, producer, bandleader, teacher, and curator, numerous festivals and concert series have been launched in the Utrecht/Zeist region, serving the community through art.
Passion for music education has driven the delivery of clinics and masterclasses worldwide, and a faculty position is held at the Conservatories of Rotterdam and Utrecht.
My obsession with music drives me to use my voice to reach beyond the ordinary, fully surrendering to artistic expression.
