Fri Dec. 14, 2001
21:00

Tang/Lantos/Heral „Makahia“

Achim Tang: bass
Zoltan Lantos: violin
Patrice Heral: percussion

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Tang, Lantos and Heral are a Pan-European representation of improvised music. They weave evocatively heated echoes of Africa, Asia and the Far East in among cooler strains of the European classical tradition. At times stark, jagged and detached, the compositions of Makahia are also sensual, lithe and engaging. .... Makahia is an album worth investigating if you appreciate music that refuses to be tied to any stylistic or cultural frame of reference. As an improvising ensemble who have clearly imbibed influences from around the globe, Lantos/Tang/Heral pull off an impressive sleight of hand; they make you believe that Budapest, Vienna and Montpellier are reference points on a world, not European map. (Kevin La Grand)