Vajas

Vajas

Vajas (in English it means "echo") is a Norwegian band (music group) with Kristin Mellem on violin and vocals, Nils Johansen on guitars, computers and synthesizers and the infamous Samii ethnic yoiker Ánde Somby on vocals and yoik (joik). The band debuted in 2003 and has toured internationally ever since. In October 2006 Vajas released its first album, «Sacred stone». The band is currently working on getting the release distributed in Germany and the UK with other countries to follow. [ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=21270_0_2_0_C Worldmusic project for Bel Canto musician and more] ]

The members have different musical backgrounds:

Kristin Mellem is a classically trained composer and violinist who has done a lot of musical projects. She has composed and performed music both in smaller settings and with full orchestras.

Ánde Somby is both a traditional and non-traditional Samii yoiker (joiker) and has been performing since the late seventies. Somby also has a Ph.D. in Law and is a busy academic, employed at the University of Tromsoe in Norway.

Nils Johansen is a musician, composer, artist and multi instrumentalist and is also a member of the Norwegian pop/indie duo "Bel Canto". Johansen has been a part of the international music industry since the mid eighties and has composed music for film, television and for full orchestras. He wrote the opening number to the debut of the Norwegian radio channel P3 and has done a lot of musical work outside his two bands.

Personal life

Somby lives with Kristin Mellem and have one child together, born in 2005. From a former marriage Somby has two children, born in 1980 and 1988.

References

Discography

* 2006 "Sacred stone", Vaj AS/Musikkoperatørene, Norway

External links

* [http://www.vajas.info Vajas' home page in 14 languages]
* [http://www.myspace.com/vajasmyspace Vajas' English profile page on MySpace.com with songs and a video]
* [http://www.myspace.com/somban Ánde Somby's English profile page on MySpace.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/belcantonorway Nils Johansen's English Bel Canto profile page on MySpace.com]
* [http://www.mellems.com/indexENG.htm Kristin Mellem - English home page]


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