Candida Valentino,(Sonam Tara)
Michael Ormiston,(Tsering Gombo)
Influences
The Altai Mountains, Chintamani Precious Jewel, Mount Kailash, Tibet, The Silk Route, Cave of a thousand Buddhas, Nicholas and Helena Roerich, Rosslyn Chapel, The Himalaya, Badrinath, The Ganges, The Tree of Life, Malkuth, Yesod, Hod, Netzach, Tipareth, Geburah, Hesed, Binah, Hockmah, Keter,Forgiveness, Peace, Balance, and Truth engaged through culture and art.
Radiant Voyages are Michael Ormiston and Candida Valentino.They create unique music using Mongolian Overtones and Undertone Singing,composing instrumental pieces with their collection of Ancient Tibetan Singing Bowls, Symphonic Gongs, Mongolian Horse Fiddle known as the Morin Khuur, Dombra, Jew;s harps, Harmonic flutes, Ney, Native American Flutes, Shaman Drums, Esraj, Flat backed Bouzouki, Tobshuur, Djembe, with a weaving of live electronic treatments.
If anyone should forget why the people in Tibet and their supporters are demanding human rights these days... this video should be able to remind them:
The third edition of Ticket For Tibet will be held at the NDSM-docklands in the northern part of Amsterdam. This location is rapidly turning into a hotbed of cultural initiatives: it makes it the ideal location for this festival! We will bring the colourful Tibetan culture to life with the help of artists and craftsmen. You can’t get any closer to Tibet at sea level!
SUNDAY APRIL 20, 11:00 - 23:00
This is the line up at Ticket for Tibet: Main stage: - Howling Coyotes - Agua de Annique (ex Gathering) - Postman - Claw Boys Claw - The Scene - Heideroosjes - Moke - Racoon - Bløf
Rock stage / Theatre: - Woody & Paul - Wende Snijders - JW Roy - Gerard van Maasakkers - Maarten van Roozendaal - Jeremy's - Zeus - Van Katoen - El Guapo Stuntteam - Osdorp Posse - Peter Pan Speedrock
Tibet stage: - Mona Zhimin Tang - Comedy Train - Namgyall Lhamo - Hosoo - Loten - Chino - lots of debat with dutch politics
And more: - Tibet village, al kinds of Tibetan culture and traditions - Footbal, several teams of celebs and the Tibetan National Football team play a small competition for the TIBET CUP - Troubadour stage - Tibetan food - Skateramp - Market - Kids area - The Tibetan Freedom Torch will march from the Olymic Stadion through Amsterdam to the festival - etc. etc.
Besides all this, several artist recorded a single for the festival. With lots of media attention and airplay. Name of the song is "Als je ooit nog eens terug kan." (If you ever might go back.) You can listen to the song and watch the video on the Ticket for Tibet page. All contributions for the single go to 3 nuns, who are no longer able to work because of the many torture they got. All this for singing a protestsong on the steps of the Potala.
So if you are in the neighbourhood, visit Ticket for Tibet in Amsterdam. Sunday April 20! Many thanks!
