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UUMMAT

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Label: KDK Music
Released: 2020
Duration: 00:56:00
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Allamioq; Uummannaq; Monsters; Maliina; Anngiaq; The Sleigh; Inua; Sorsunneq

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Album Description

Kenneth Dahl Knudsen’s new album “Uummat” is a massive artistic statement, both in terms of the complex compositions and the stellar musical performances by an all-star team of musicians from his hometown Aalborg. Working on Western Greenland island Uummannaq, Knudsen was exposed to the vast, calm and awe- inspiring natural surroundings, which were the first catalyst for a new set of compositions. Soon, a second incidence added a new dimension to the music. During a dinner with the leader of the local orphanage, Knudsen was invited to read from author Lise Andersen’s book Uummat - Stories from the heart, a book documenting the personal experiences of neglect of children from the orphanage. Third, Kenneth encountered the rich Greenlandic folklore in the recently published Bestiarium Groenlandica - an illustrated handbook of mythical beings, spirits and animals. Returning home, Knudsen banded together with nine of the best musicians from Northern Jutland from both the classical world of compositions and the wild improvisational world of jazz to create new music. The ensemble includes both a powerful and virtuose string section, an experimental and curious horn section and a rock-solid rhythm group. The record and release was financed with the help of a crowdfunding project in which Knudsen has received support from his global fanbase to make the project a reality.

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