GJALLARHORN

the hot sound from cold lands
Finlande

Jenny WILHELMS : voice, violin, Harding fiddle
Christopher ÖHMAN : viola, mandolin, voice, kalimba
Tommy MANSIKKA-AHO : didgeridoo, slideridoo, jew's harp
David LILLKVIST : udu, djembe, darbouka, ethnic and shamanic percussion instruments

Gjallarhorn takes us deep into Scandinavia, to parts with warm, subtle Swedish and Finnish accents and the epic ballads we association with those northern parts. African and Oriental percussion instruments, and the Australian didgeridoo provide the obsessive drones.

Violins, a jew's harp, a mandolin, a magnificent voice, cries resounding ad infinitum in the ide open spaces of Scandinavia ; a multitude of noises, echoes, buzzing and tapping sounds, are all used to serve tradition, with ancient epics, medieval ballads, and rites. This music has a strongly modern orientation.

Friday 13 July - Espace Plus 5pm

  the artists