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John-Kåre Hansen
Next stop North Pole
From the northernmost part of Europe, in Arctic Norway, comes John-Kåre Hansen. An artist of the indigenous Sami people.
Hansen's music is influenced by the climate and extreme nature of the Arctic. The north is the land of contrasts with cold winters dropping down to minus 40 degrees Celsius and no sunlight for months. In the summer the sun shines 24/7.
This effects how you live. This effects how you play.
Awards
Winner of Song of the Year 2011 in Norwegian music magazine Musikkpraksis.
Winner of Composer of the Year at the Sami Music Awards 2019.
Tags
Norwegian website Nettavisen:
- Finnmark Fantasia has become a great, beautiful and strong testimony featuring Hansen's warm guitar-tone.
- A beautiful tribute to the people and the extraordinary nature of the north.
- A wonderful musical excursion.
Belgian website Jazzmania:
- Only two listens to this album were enough to make me fall in love with this fantastic guitarist-composer.
- A crystalline, chiseled, jazz guitar, which links melodies with finesse and lightness.
