Mother Tongue
Mola Sylla, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Frank Rosaly trio
Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
M’bira, xalam, drumkit, percussion, voice, household tools, and electric clavichord give this trio a wide palette. The music moves through song, rhythm, noise, and open-ended improvisation, with Mola Sylla’s voice and Hoogland’s keyboard textures sitting against Rosaly’s drums and the trio’s rough, tactile arrangements.
More about Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue joins three players from Amsterdam’s improvised-music scene: Mola Sylla, Oscar Jan Hoogland, and Frank Rosaly. The project sits between West African storytelling, Chicago experimental lineage, and Amsterdam radical improvisation, and their self-titled 2025 release documents that trio language directly.
A story
One of the instruments listed for the trio is a 220-volt electric clavichord.
Playing
- 2026-11-08 2026-11-08T17:15:00 · Mother Tongue · TivoliVredenburg
Worked with
- Mola Sylla band member
- Oscar Jan Hoogland band member
- Frank Rosaly band member
Sets to hear
- DÉGLUL KADU RAB YI (2025)
For fans of
The Ex, Mats Gustafsson, Irreversible EntanglementsOfficial links
Plan Le Guess Who? 2026 with Songpot · Ask about Mother Tongue in ChatGPT or Claude