Elisabetta Lanfredini Vocals

Try to spice up the cold…

I spent several hours lost in the wonder of a small shop that sells Tibetan singing bowls, gongs, and sacred objects blessed in monasteries here in the region, at the foothills of the Himalayas.

As if that weren’t already enough to make my soul vibrate, they also sell thangkas — the traditional Tibetan paintings of mandalas and deities. Seeing them awakened in me that deep love for painting, for miniatures, for details, for the tiniest brushes and for gold. Many years ago, that was my first artistic path, before music somehow took over and carried me elsewhere.

This little shop feels almost like the way I would want to live: surrounded by the vibrations of mixed metals, forged by skilled artisans with a profound spiritual devotion, and by these infinite paintings that speak of silence, patience, and the highest attention they require.

This is my journey here in Dharamshala. A journey in which I am looking at my life and asking myself what the next step will be.

Starting tomorrow, I will spend ten days in a Buddhist institute (10-19.03) with no connection to the outside world. It will be beautiful to reset and to feel what it truly means to be with oneself, without the constant bombardment of social information.

We will speak again in ten days — or perhaps a little later — when I return to the world of words. Hoping with a calmer mind and a bigger heart.

Love Supreme

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silent green pres. Mutant Radio Sessions [19.3.]:

silent green präsentiert: mit Magda Mayas, Elisabetta Lanfredini und Vinyl-terror & -horror. Mutant Radio ist eine Community-Plattform für Musik und Kultur – mit Studio-Caravan in Tbilisi und seit April 2025 auch in Berlin. Sie verbindet lokale und internationale Communities durch Mixes, Performances, Talks und Workshops. bewegt sich mittels von Stimme, Tape Recordern und Klangobjekten zwischen oralem Erbe, Improvisation und Storytelling. erweitert das Klavier durch Präparationen, Objekten und Verstärkung zu einer völlig eigenen Klangsprache. erschafft mit manipulierten Vinyl-Platten auf Multi-Pickup-Turntables post-apokalyptische Klangnarrative.
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silent green presents: w/ Magda Mayas, Elisabetta Lanfredini and Vinyl-terror & -horror. Mutant Radio is a community platform for music and culture – with a studio caravan in Tbilisi and, since April 2025, also in Berlin. Connecting local and international communities through mixes, performances, talks, and workshops. moves between oral heritage, improvisation, and storytelling using voice, tape recorders, and sound objects. expands the piano through preparations, objects, and amplification into a deeply personal sonic language. creates post-apocalyptic sound narratives using manipulated records on multi-pickup turntables.

>> Thurs., 19.3.
>> Doors: 19:00 | Start: 20:00
>> silent green Kuppelhalle
>> Tickets: Link in bio
>> Visual: , Photo 1: © Lee Daniel Tran, Photo 2: © Tomas Almeida, Photo 3: © Alicia Olmos

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Once I went to a shop in Istanbul and said I wanted to buy a ney. The guy asked me if I could play it. I said no, but maybe I could learn… and that was it — I couldn’t get his attention anymore.
I was still someone who stayed quiet in front of a man exercising his power. I left. No ney for me.

The other flute I really wanted was a shakuhachi. “Oh, but it’s the most difficult wind instrument ever,” people said. “Oh, you can’t even make a sound on it.”
Okay, but maybe I can learn. I don’t give up this time.

I started asking around, and people in Tokyo were so sweet — they gave me names of makers, contacts for lessons, many suggestions that I couldn’t even meet them all.

Then I realized my time in Japan was coming to an end, so I went to the shop of this kind man. Was my last day. We spent a lot of time together, but I had to win him over, one small step at a time.
After that I said I need a thinking walk. I sat in a park for an hour, in a quiet part of the city, thinking about whether I really wanted to buy a shakuhachi. Then the story of the ney came to my mind, and I went back to the shop.

The little old man was surprised. He sat with me again and brought out three other beginner pieces. We tried them all, talking about overtones, playing techniques, and instrument-making styles — part ritual, part lesson.

I chose this one, and I promised I will never skip a day of practice. Next time I’m in Tokyo, I’ll visit him and show him my progress.

It’s wonderful, powerful, and damn difficult. Facing frustration becomes a beautiful Zen practice.

The flute is empty, and so my mind becomes.

Next two workshops 🧡🪷🎋

Tomorrow my next workshop! Cost between 10 and 30 euro 🙂 pm to join!

Sono a Napoli. Per favore datemi dritte su Madonne in processione e altre cose tradizionali che posso fare sti giorni! Grazie 🫶

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Today and tomorrow, 17th & 18th of July 2025,
proudly presenting Richten’s new Graphic Scores series:

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Tracés de l’Écoute
THE BOOK PROJECT — IN SIX CHAPTERS by Grgur Savić

Conceived as a performative object, the book invites interpretation by sound poets, musicians, and action artists. It continues his exploration of recontextualizing found materials, transforming them into platforms for collective gathering, artistic expression, and socio-political reflection. 

together with:

Asta D. [voice]
Mat Pogo [voice]
Anna Clementi [voice]
Elisabetta Lanferdini [voice]
Alexey Kokhanov [voice] 
Christian Kesten [voice]

accompanied by the music of Francis Heery [modular synthesizer] and Meinrad Kneer [double bass]

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curated by:
Grgur Savić
http://grgursavic.com

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https://ausland.berlin/de/artist/mat-pogo
https://www.elisabettalanfredini.com
https://www.alexkokhanov.com
http://www.christiankesten.de/voice_e.htm
https://www.francisheery.com