Lotus World Music and Arts Foundation and WFHB Community Radio have once again partnered to bring the Lotus Festival experience to the airwaves of South Central Indiana! Each Lotus Live session features a different Lotus festival artist for an exclusive performance and interview live from Blockhouse Studios. This session is broadcast live on 91.3 FM, 98.1 Bloomington, 100.7 Nashville, 106.3 Ellettsville or visit wfhb.org.

Two dynamic forces from Argentina’s independent folk scene come together at Lotus. Composer, singer, and actress Sofía Viola writes songs that evoke both Latin American folklore and contemporary life. She borrows from an impressive variety of styles (tango, milonga, cumbia, vallenato, bolero, blues, pop, rock, the Argentinian “tropical wave”); accompanying herself on guitar or charangón (an Andean lute), Sofía sings with a raw strength, expressiveness, and humor. Dat Garcia says, “I love to say what I’m not supposed to say, and to mix things that are not supposed to mix.” Writing and producing all of her own tracks digitally, Dat experiments with stylistic fusions: trip hop with folk, drum and bass with cumbia, hacarera with trip hop, charango with flutes.