SINIKKA, Langeland

Sinikka Langeland is a singer and player of the kantele, the traditional Finnish plucked zither.  She draws her inspiration from the folk music traditions of Solør and the Finnskogen area of Norway, an area close to the Swedish border which has had a strong Finno-Ugric culture since the 1600's. Her main emphasis is on mystical songs and the tradition of the Kalevala, but she also includes in her repertory ballads from the Middle Ages and has uncovered hitherto unknown material from Solør and Eastern Norway. Sinikka accompanies her singing on a chromatic kantele with 38 strings.

She works together with other folk and jazz musicians, and she also composes, having produced works commissioned by the Hedmark Theater and NRK, the Norwegian National Broadcasting. Her singing and playing has been featured in television and radio programs. Sinikka also tours frequently abroad, and has performed in the Baltic states, Poland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Germany, the U.S. and India.

Discography

Langt innpå skoga (Deep in the Forest)
Har du lyttet til elvene om natta (Have you Listened to the Rivers in the Night)
Strengen var af røde gull (The String was of Red Gold)
Det syng - ballader på vandring (Singing - Wandering Ballads) (with Agnes Buen Garnås et al.)
Lille Rosa - kjærlighetsballader (nominated to the Norwegian Grammy, Spellemannprisen)