Kari Bremnes Svarta Bjørn

Kari Bremnes is a Norwegian singer and songwriter from the Lofoten Islands, based in Oslo. Nordic, European, open, powerful, personal and melancholic - are the words that describe Kari's music. For "Gåte Ved Gåte", her fifth studio album, she has written all the lyrics and most of the music.

Norwegian Mood is the Norwegian singer/songwriter Kari Bremnes' eight studio album and her International scene debut. With English translations by US songwriters Tom Russell and Eric Anderson, the album was produced by Kari's long time producer Erik Hillestad and Irish producer Declan Sinnott. Nestled in partly jazzy, sometimes folkloric arrangements, leaving Kari's voice calm, reflective impressions. A contender in the Joni Mitchell mode, she is ever-evocative, particularly on 'Montreal', a gorgeous, accordion-dipped chanson.

Kari Bremnes is a Norwegian singer and songwriter from the Lofoten Islands, based in Oslo. Nordic, European, open, powerful, personal and melancholic - are the words that describe Kari's music. From light to dark and raw, but always deeply connected to mystery of life and human fate. For "Over en by" she has written all the lyrics and most of the music.

The Golden voice of Norway: Norwegian born singer and songwriter Kari Bremnes was born in 1956 in Lofoten. Her career as a performer was delayed by her desire to finish university (she earned a Master's Degree) and a short stint as a journalist. Eventually, the call of the stage won out, and in 1987 she released her first album, Mitt Ville Hjerte. From there, Bremnes went on to release more than ten full-lengths over the next 20 years, as well as a number of successful - in Norway and in other European nations - singles.

Kari Bremnes is a Norwegian singer and songwriter from the Lofoten Islands, based in Oslo. Nordic, European, open, powerful, personal and melancholic - are the words that describe Kari's music. "11 ubesvarte Anrop" is her ninth studio album.

Kari Bremnes is a Norwegian singer and songwriter from the Lofoten Islands, based in Oslo. Nordic, European, open, powerful, personal and melancholic - are the words that describe Kari's music. From light to dark and raw, but always deeply connected to mystery of life and human fate. "Det vi har" (Eng: What We Have) is her last album and biggest tour with over 60 concerts in Norway and Germany.

Kari Bremnes is currently working on NYE 6 new songs on the EP "Ennu her" which came out in september.

For several years now, the guitarist and lutenist Björn Colell and the Baroque violinist Georg Kallweit, Konzertmeister of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, have formed a noted duo called Ombra e Luce: ‘With only two musicians and two instruments, we aspire to a perfect rapport and a permanent dialogue. We have access to a rich repertory of original pieces from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries for violin and lute/theorbo: this was a widespread combination, essentially before 1700. We work a great deal on tone colours and nuances, spontaneity and improvisatory playing – a flexible and sensual interpretation of the works we perform, giving full value to chiaroscuro: ombra e luce! We are convinced that, played in this way, our “early music” can speak directly to the hearts even of listeners who are hearing it for the first time. This new recording, “Passagio”, is the result of our recent musical journeys. Setting out from Italy to go farther north, we have virtually and musically crossed the Alps with our instruments. The works on this recording shed a different light on the music of the courts of Modena, Bologna and Venice.’