World Music  Norwegen
Ferd Music Without Borders HCD7324 CD
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FormatAudio CD
Ordering NumberHCD7324
Barcode7033662073245
labelHeilo
Release date2/9/2018
salesrank9308

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      Traditional music from Setesdal meets world music. Annbjørg Lien, Bjørn Ole Rasch, Hallvard T. Bjørgum and more Each song has evolved into a unique musical piece with heartfelt musical meetings between 52 musicians and artists from 18 different countries.

      With 52 musicians from 18 different countries and a basis in the traditional music of Setesdal, Norway, Ferd has evolved into something unique — and not just from a Norwegian musical perspective, the result is to the highest degree global. The listener is presented a window into a three-year artistic research project that has resulted in an incomparable record.

      Project leader and producer Bjørn Ole Rasch has alongside some of Norway's premier interpreters and heritage keepers of the region of Setesdal, engaged in a musical dialogue with musical tradition through heartfelt musical encounters of musicians from vastly different backgrounds. 18 different countries are represented: Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Armenia, Romania, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, India, Indonesia, Cambodia. Thailand, Nepal, Iran, China, Mongolia and Tibet.

      Musical encounters
      How would performers from other cultures respond musically to traditional Norwegian music from Setesdal, and how would Norwegian artists respond to the musical response from the outside world? The initiators Kirsten Bråten Berg, Sigurd Brokke, Gunnar Stubseid and Hallvard T. Bjørgum wanted to figure out how different instruments from different countries and parts of the world would affect the original material, and what tonal and rhythmical challenges and opportunities this encounter would produce in the search of a new soundscape?

      Interactive recording
      The process was based on video- and sound recordings of Norwegian folk musicians that had been forwarded to every corner of the world, to pick up musical response. Through an interactive process with portable studios and new digital technology, the musicians have been able to work together on the material though physically distanced. In addition, the collaboration has been continued through personal meetings, seminars and workshops.

      From the university to record release
      Every tune on the record has evolved into a unique piece of music, in many of the cases far away from the original material. What initially could seem like a stiff research project at the university has become a fabulous and innovative pioneering work that’s unparalleled.

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      CD 1
      • 1.Nystev03:00
      • 2.Fanten04:13
      • 3.Håvår Heddi03:46
      • 4.Neri Neset 02:11
      • 5.Bånsullar07:28
      • 6.Nordafjells/Liti Kjersti07:17
      • 7.Gamlestev03:18
      • 8.Sordølen03:33
      • 9.Guds godhet10:41
      • 10.Skuldalsbruri 02:53
      • 11.Den 4.Gorrlausen02:51
      • 12.Nils,Jens and Geidaug04:46
      • Total:55:57