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Loten Namling is an Indian-born singer, musician artist, entertainer and cartoonist currently living in
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Loten Namling is an Indian-born singer, musician artist, entertainer and cartoonist currently living in Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. He is working on his project, "Blues", in which he explores paths linking the songs to culture.
The 14th Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: ''bsTan-'dzin rgya-mtsho''); né Lhamo Thondup), known as ...
once called Loten "a singer with a voice."
Based in Switzerland, the artist has travelled worldwide with his lute
A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted.
More specifically, the term "lute" can ref ...
, singing the songs of the 2nd Dalai Lama
Gedun Gyatso, also Gendun Gyatso Palzangpo (, "Sublimely Glorious Ocean of Spiritual Aspirants", layname: Yonten Phuntsok; 1475–1542), was considered posthumously to have been the second Dalai Lama.
Early life
Gedun Gyatso was born near Shig ...
, as well as other traditional songs, and his own songs. From Kalmykia
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to Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
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 13 May 2013, Namling started what he called ''A Journey for Freedom – One Man, One Path.'' He walked from the Swiss capital ofBern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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to Geneva
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...
, dragging a black coffin around to attract attention. Arriving on 8 July, he performed with some 13 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. It inspired ''Tibetan Warrior'', a documentary film directed by Dodo Hunziker and produced by Urs Schnell, about the quest of Loten Namling from Europe to India where he met with politicians, experts and young radicalists before requesting the Dalai Lama his advice.
In October 2013, Namling was given the Free Spirit Award in McLeod Ganj
McLeod Ganj, also spelt McLeodganj, (pronounced ''Mc-loud-gunj'') is a suburb of Dharamshala in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is known as "Little Lhasa" or "Dhasa" (a short form of Dharamshala used mainly by Tibetans) because ...
for this "Journey of freedom" march.
Discography
* ''Songs of Narcissism'' (1999) * ''Black Crane'' (2001)References
External links
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