Kirsten Bråten Berg (born 1950) has her own silversmith workshop, but is known primarily for unique, richly resonant kveding.
She has lived in Setesdal since 1973, and been one of the leading figures efforts to preserve folk music heritage area. She also instrumental presenting new contexts, for instance through her collaboration with jazz bassist Arild Andersen.
Kirsten Bråten Berg won the first prize at National Contest for Traditional Music in 1987, has released a number of recordings, Spellemannpris award several times, and toured often Norway abroad.
In 1996 two musicians from western Africa and two from Setesdal combined forces to produce a recording, “Frå Senegal til Setesdal”, featuring stev, traditional songs and lullabies. The music is unmistakably Norwegian, but the African music weaves its way effortlessly into its fabric and reminds us that folk music is created by something deep inside the human soul, beyond language and culture.
Discography
Slinkombas (1979)
Kirsten Bråten Berg (Heilo, 1980)
Setes-Dalarna (Four Leaf Records, 1984)
min kvedarlund (Heilo, 1988)
Juletid (Heil, 1991)
Norvège – Musique Des Vallées Scandinaves (Ocora, 1993)
Pilegrimen (Grappa, 1996)
Frå Senegal Til Setesdal (Grappa, 1997)
Runarstreng (Grappa, 1999)
Syng Du Mi Røyst (Grappa, 2001)
Spor.Sørland (Grappa, 2002)
Stemmenes Skygge (Heilo, 2005)
Stev For Dagen (Heilo, 2007)
Songen (Heilo, 2010)
Nordic Woman (2012)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
