Loten Namling
Loten Namling is a noted Indian-born singer, musician artist, entertainer and cartoonist currently living in Switzerland.[1] He is working on his project, "Blues", in which he explores new paths linking the songs to contemporary culture.
His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama once called Loten "a singer with a voice."
Based in Switzerland, the artist has travelled worldwide with his lute, singing the songs of the 6th Dalai Lama, Milarepa, as well as other traditional songs, and his own songs. From Kalmykia to Korea to Wales, Namling has performed worldwide, telling stories about his life, connecting songs of the past to the reality of the present, and inviting his audience on a journey through the landscape of spirituality.
Activism
On 16 May 2012, Namling started what he called A Journey for Freedom – One Man, One Path.[2] He walked from the Swiss capital of Bern to Geneva, dragging a black coffin around in order to attract attention. Arriving on July 8, he performed with some 15 more musicians, amongst them renowned Swiss band The Young Gods whose singer Franz Treichler had strongly supported the artist's action and had organized the performance on Place des Nations, in front of Geneva UN headquarters.[3]
In October 2012, Namling was given the Free Spirit Award in McLeod Ganj for this "Journey of freedom" march.[4]
Discography
- Songs of Narcisism (1999)
- Black Crane (2001)
References
- ↑ Staff. "Loten Namling: Profile". www.loten.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ↑ www.phayul.com
- ↑ Geneva 2012-07-08 (YouTube)
- ↑ "Loten Namling honored with Free Spirit Award 2012/ENG". .hu. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
External links
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- song, by Namling
- Rapper Curse feat. Loten Namling, 2012-05-26
- Spirit Award 2012: Loten Namling
- Loten Namling at Blogspot