Freshta

Mark Lotz

The album is dedicated to the memory of female activist Freshta Kohistani. It is the result of the composition assignment by the Dutch author organization BUMA and the Federation Of Dutch Jazz Festivals VNJJ which was dedicated to the women of Afghanistan.

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ZenneZ/Berthold records, november 2023
EAN 878-90-833214-1-7 / Catalogue number ZR2023023

Produced by Mark Alban Lotz
Recorded at Power Sound Studio Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 & 3 May, 2022 by Jorris Wolff.
Mixed at CL-Audio Studio Berlin by CP July 2022
Mastered by Micha de Kanter

Artwork by Frauke Erichsen
Cover Foto by Andrew Quiltry
Foto Mark Lotz by Krijn van Noordwijk

Thanks to Buma/Stemra, VNJJ & Pieter Schoonderwoerd, Lourens van Haaften for the track order and Tammo Heikens for the recording of rain.

A portion of the proceeds from this album will be donated to Care Nederland.

Flutes, effects • Mark Lotz
Clarinets, Bassclarinet • Claudio Puntin
Cello, effects • Jörg Brinkmann
Piano, effects • Jeroen van Vliet
Drums • Dirk-Peter Kölsch

Freshta 2:46
(For Freshta Kohistani)
Malalai 4:07
(For Malalai Joya)
Malala 6:42
(For Malala Yousafzai)
Durga’s Lalit 8:07
(For Durga Gawde)
Nasrin 5:42
(For Nasrin Sotoudeh)
Isabel 5:52
(For Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre)
Wangarĩ 9:18
(For Wangarĩ Muta Maathai)
Frouzan 5:42
(For Frouzan Safi)
Mahbouba 3:25
(For Mahbouba Seraj)
Hasina 6:54
(For Hasina Saifi Rastgaar)
For Viji 4:18
(For Viji Penkoottu)total time +/- 60 min