Sinikka Langeland

Sinikka Langeland
Birth name Anne Sinikka Langeland
Born (1961-01-13) 13 January 1961
Grue, Hedmark
Origin Norway
Genres Traditional folk music,
world music, jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Vocals, kantele
Labels ECM Records
Grappa Music
Website www.sinikka.no

Sinikka Langeland (born 13 January 1961 in Grue, Norway) is a Norwegian traditional folk singer and musician (kantele), known for combining traditional music with elements of jazz.[1][2]

Career

Langeland play the Finnish National Instrument kantele, but she is also known for her "runesanger" and traditional "kveding". Langeland also teaches these instruments and song techniques. The newly written work "Sammas Himmelsøyle" by langeland, was premiered with Trio Mediæval and Sinikka Langelands Ensemble Finnskogutstillingen in March 2012.[3] This work is based on the Finnish mythology one, and was commissioned for Finnskogutstillingen. The week after the premiere the work was performed again in "Gamle Aker kirke", during the Oslo International Church Music Festival.[4]

In 1996 Langeland was awarded Finnskogprisen. For the release Runoja she received the prestigious Edvardprisen in the class Music in the borderland in 2003. Together with Ove Berg she received the Norwegian-Finnish Cultural Fund Award in 2004 and in 2010 she was the trecipient of the Gammleng-prisen in the class Traditional folk music. In 2012 she received the Sibeliusprisen by Sibelius company in Norway.[5]

Langeland har vært nominert til Spellemannprisen (1997) in the class Traditional folk music, for the album Strengen var af røde guld and Spellemannprisen (2000) in the class Traditional folk music/traditional dance music, for the album Lille Rosa. She contributed on Dølajazz 2006 with plms by Hans Børli, performed together with the jazz musicians Arve Henriksen and Trygve Seim, as well as the Finnish musician Markku Ounaskari. Langeland lives in Grue at Finnskogen.

John Kellman of the All About Jazz magazine recognized Sinikka Langeland Ensemble's appearance at Vossajazz March 2013, as no. 2 of his "Best Live Shows of 2013".[6]

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

With Anders Jormin, Morten Halle, Peter Finger and Anders Engen
With Arve Henriksen, Bjørn Kjellemyr and Pål Thowsen
With Anders Jormin, Arve Henriksen, Markku Ounaskari and Trygve Seim
With Trygve Seim, Lars Anders Tomter and Markku Ounaskari

Collaborations

With Streif
With Kåre Nordstoga
With other projects

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Bitustøyl, Kjell. "Sinikka Langeland". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 Kelman, John (14 August 2007). "Sinikka Langeland: Starflowers (2007) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Konserter 1989 – 2012". Finnskogutstillingen.no. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  4. ↑ ""Sammas Himmelsøyle"". Sinikka Langeland Web site. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  5. ↑ "Sibeliusprisen 2012 til Sinikka Langeland". Sinikka Langeland Web site. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  6. ↑ Kelman, John (13 December 2013). "John Kelman's Best Live Shows of 2013". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  7. ↑ Kelman, John (23 November 2011). "Sinikka Langeland: The Land That Is Not (2011) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  8. ↑ Fordham, John (22 September 2011). "Sinikka Langeland: The Land That Is Not – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  9. ↑ "Sinikka Langeland Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  10. ↑ "Sinikka Langeland Maria's Song". ECM Records. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  11. ↑ "Strengen var af røde guld – folkeviser" (in Norwegian). Norsk folkeminnelags skrifter. 1998. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  12. ↑ "Karhun emuu – gjendiktet av Sinikka Langeland" (in Norwegian). Aschehoug. 1997. Retrieved 2013-09-28.

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