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BE RGE N INTE RN AT I ON AL
FE STIVAL 2015

FEST I VI T I ES

F E ST IV IT IE S

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Late Night
Logen
LO G E N T E AT E R
DAT E / T IME

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Omar Sosa
Quarteto
AfroCubano

Friday 05 June
at 22:00

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Omar Sosa piano, Fender Rhodes,
motif es8, vocals
Ernesto Simpson drums
Childo Tomas electric bass, m'bira, vocals
Leandro Saint-Hill saxophones, flute,
percussion

DU RAT ION

1:30

Afro-Cuban rhythm feast.

T IC K E T *

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Full price: 290
Under 30: 150

Late Night
Logen

*Festival card:
40 %–30 % discount

Ever since he emigrated from Cuba in 1993,
pianist and composer Omar Sosa has created
his own distinctive musical style by mixing jazz,
world music, hip hop and electronic elements
with his Afro-Cuban background.

LO GEN T EATE R
DAT E/ T I M E

Thursday 04 June
at 22:00
D U RAT IO N

1:50

Ljodahått

T IC KET *

Full price: 290
Under 30: 150
*Festival card:
40 %–30 % discount

Norwegian cultural heritage somewhere between Arcade Fire and
Leonard Cohen.
Ljodahått is a tribute to Norwegian traditions in
literature and poetry. Hear poetry-based songs
that blend elements of rock, folk, pop and jazz.
Ljodahått, or ljóðaháttr in Old Norse, means troll
song or magical song, but can also be used to
signify contradictive voices or sounds.
Ljodahått presents Norwegian cultural heritage
interpreted through music and voice, and aim to
revitalise interest in Norwegian poetry, literature,
language and culture among people at home and
abroad. Their poetry-songs are performed only in
Norwegian, no matter where they play, and some of
them are performed by French, Swiss and German
singers.
The group was described in the following words
when they visited Edinburgh: “Think of something
in between Arcade Fire and Leonard Cohen and
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W W W.FIB.N O

you'd be on the right track: poems sung and spoken
in Norwegian to the accompaniment of a band that
can reach up to 11 members. ... The words could be
taken from Nobel prize winner Knut Hamsun, or
poet-cum-lumberjack Hans Børli, and the music
is all original compositions.”

Ljodahått
Magne Håvard Brekke composer, violin, vocals
Ståle Caspersen composer, accordion, guitar,
piano, vocals
Steven Forward bass guitar, vocals
Jürg Kienberger composer, piano, organ,
accordion, home-made glass harp, vocals
Matthias Loibner composer, hurdy-gurdy, vocals
Vidar Osmundsen guitar, piano, vocals
Laurent Petitgand composer, guitar, piano, vocals
Eirik Mannsåker Roald cello, vocals
Sébastien Souchois composer, alto sax,
baritone sax, piano, vocals
Sam Walker composer, percussion, vocals

To the Bergen International Festival he brings
his brand new album ilé, released in March. The
title means "home", "earth", "homeland".
"With this project I want to return home, to my
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