Young Norwegian singer Hanne Hukkelberg is coming to Prague and will give her first concert in the Czech Republic on 16th September from 19:30 at Palac Akropolis.
Hanne Hukkelberg (born April 1979) is a singer-songwriter from Kongsberg, Norway. Hukkelberg started singing and playing instruments at the age of 3. In her youth, she was a vocalist covering genres such as jazz, rock and free jazz, and was a member of the influential doom metal band Funeral in high school (in which she contributed vocals on their second album, In Fields of Pestilent Grief).
Her debut album Little Things was released in Norway in 2004 with a subsequent worldwide release in June 2005 by Propeller Recordings and distributed by Sony Music. Little Things is notable for its eclectic array of instruments and its use of found sounds, such as bicycle spokes, dish brushes, wine glasses, and rain. Rykestraße 68 was released in September 2006 and awarded with a Norwegian Grammy. Hukkelberg contributed a song to the soundtrack of the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
Quotes:
“Hukkelberg’s soothing and emotive voice… threads into a universe that we defy you to label. Gloriously leftfield and strangely intimate.” –DJ Magazine
“Warm whispers seem to dance in the air and the meaning of music is revealed… subtle and moving.” –Observer Music Monthly
“Hanne Hukkelberg’s voice is so ethereal it makes Björk seem clumsy.” –Q Magazine
“A work of sheer delicacy and delight, Norwegian Hanne’s vocals are sublime like a Thirties jazz singer… Charming.” –Music Week
“At once staggeringly original and brimming with unusual charm, Hukkelberg enchants at every turn… A fascinating musical creature emerging from the shadows of obscurity.” –Rock Sound
“Every melodically airy journey is a sparsely crafted, endearing regional tribute that bursts with the light texture of [Hukkelberg's] windy, weightless ” –Leeds Guide
Date: 16th September 2010, 19:30
Venue: Big Hall, Palác Akropolis (Kubelíkova 1548/27, Prague 3)
More info:
www.hannehukkelberg.com
www.myspace.com/hannehukkelberg
www.palacakropolis.cz