Harald Skullerud has worked as a professional musician since 1995,
primarily as drummer and percussionist. He uses drums from various continents that he has collected throughout the years during his international tours.
Harald studied drumming traditions in West Africa and Arab countries. He has performed with Jon Balke, Inga Juuso, Solo Cissokho, Wissam Murad, Mari Boine, Jørun Bøgeberg, Bjørn Klakegg, Anders Røine, Niko Valkeapää, Håkon Høgemo, Nicolay Ivanov, Karl Seglem, Wassim Qassis, Rudl Trio, and Steinar Strøm, Friland among others.
He won the Folkelarmprisen award (Åpen class) 2012 in Norway with Juusk (Inga Juuso & Harald Skullerud).
Olav recorded the album Áššu with Sami singer Ulla Pirttijärvi .
Discography:
Stave Church Songs – Martyred Saints & Sister Bells, with Elisabeth Holmertz, Anders Røine and Elisabeth Vatn (Heilo, 2011)
Rudl, with Håkon Høgemo and Stefan Bergman (ta:lik, 2013)
Áššu (Bafe’s Factory, 2019)
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.