Songs With Roots : Radio Lomax

The world is filled with beautiful songs: lullabies, songs for celebration, songs of mourning, songs for harvesting or sowing, songs with quirky stories, and songs for the road. 

The new band Radio Lomax embarks on a quest to uncover hidden musical gems. Three stunning voices and two exceptional instrumentalists bring these songs to life. Their inspiration? Alan Lomax. His name may not ring a bell, but he spent his entire life traveling in search of the most beautiful songs, preserving them from oblivion. The result: a breathtaking archive of stories and songs that has inspired countless musicians. 

Every culture has its own songs, passed down from generation to generation. For this performance, electroacoustic composer and researcher Giulia Vismara and her students set out through the city of Brussels, searching for songs that arrived in Belgium through migration. Now, Radio Lomax brings these songs to you. 
Read the programme booklet here.

Radio Lomax:
Aline Goffin – voice and keyboard
Enice Mokamba – voice
Amel Sdiri – voice
Bert Bernaerts – trumpet, double bass and voice
Tijl Piryns – percussion and voice

Jan Van Outryve – song selection, arrangements, dialogues
Giulia Vismara – song collection, recordings, composition
Hidde van Schie & Esther De Soomer, with the cooperation of Centre Culturel Alevi de Bruxelles, Fedasil (Petit Château/Klein Kasteeltje), Samusocial, Les Choux de Bruxelles and many more...

Harriet Wouters – costumes
Mike Neyens – light and technical design
Pieterjan Seynaeve – sound design
Wouter Van Looy – stage direction

Production: Zonzo Compagnie
Coproduction: Bozar, Klarafestival, Musica Impulscentrum

With the support of the Flemish Community