Kongero is a Swedish a cappella group, consisting of four women who sing folk songs: Lotta Andersson, Emma Björling, Sofia Hultqvist Kott, and Anna Wikénius.
Since 2005, Kongero has performed its polyphonic a cappella folk music (which they have described as Folk’appella) throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas, singing in concerts and leading workshops in traditional Swedish vocal music and vocal harmonies.
Kongero’s material consists of traditional and original songs and tunes. Traditionally, Swedish songs were sung solo by a woman, with Swedish mouth music most often performed solo by a man. Kongero’s vocalists add harmonies and arrangements created by the band members.
Kongero’s music narrates tales of life, with moving love songs, dramatic medieval ballads, witty ditties, and spirited dances, all sung in their native Swedish language.
(headline image: Kongero – Photo by Linda Rós Guðnadotter)
Discography:
Om Mikaelidagen (Dimma Sweden, 2008)
Bakvända världen (2011)
No. 3 (Dimma Sweden, 2014)
Kom (Dimma Sweden, 2017)
Live in Longueuil (Nordic Notes, 2021)
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.