| Artist | Various artists |
|---|---|
| Cover | Nordic Woman.jpg |
| Released | March 2012 (Scandinavia) September 2012 (UK) |
| Genre | World |
| Label | Grappa Music, Fuuse Mousiqi |
| Producer | Deeyah Khan |
Nordic Woman is a compilation album that features traditional music forms performed by well known female artists in Nordic countries.[1]
Nordic Woman was released worldwide in 2012.[2][3] The album is the first release from WOMAN which is an album series created and produced by Norwegian composer and producer Deeyah Khan to spotlight women's voices and the indigenous and traditional music from different parts of the world.[4]
Each album in the WOMAN series is created to draw attention to women's position within various societies today highlighting the accomplishments as well as remaining struggles and barriers women face.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Performer | Country | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Januses manad" | Frifot/Lena Willemark | Sweden | 1:52 |
| 2. | "Gulan Du" | Mari Boine | Norway | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Lilja" | Bára Grímsdóttir | Iceland | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Å gjev du batt meg" | Tuva Livsdatter Syvertsen (Valkyrien Allstars) | Norway | 3:02 |
| 5. | "Raudan synty" | Suden Aika | Finland | 4:41 |
| 6. | "Krummi" | Valravn | Denmark | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Vind, kom" | Unni Løvlid | Norway | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Besta syng barneviser" | Kirsten Bråten Berg | Norway | 2:06 |
| 9. | "Suvvi ljat" | Adjágas | Norway | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Og þótt enginn gráti" | Ragga Gröndal & The Icelandic Folk Ensemble | Iceland | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Fønix" | Annbjørg Lien | Norway | 4:07 |
| 12. | "Hvor du vender dig" | Phønix | Denmark | 2:32 |
| 13. | "Mieli miehelle" | MeNaiset | Finland | 5:00 |
| 14. | "Euchari (Hildegard von Bingen version)" | Garmarna | Sweden | 5:00 |
| 15. | "Sofi, sofi barnið" | Heiða Árnadóttir | Iceland | 2:36 |
| 16. | "Mieltäni meri ajaa" | SUO | Finland | 6:17 |
| 17. | "Brinna Inga Hjärtan" | Ranarim | Sweden | 3:52 |
| 18. | "Svevende · jord" | Tone Hulbækmo | Norway | 5:25 |
References
- ^ Kieron Tyler (2012-10-07). "Just in From Scandinavia: Nordic Music Round-Up 5". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ Folkemusikk.no - RED (2012-05-11). "Hyllest til Nordens kvinner". folkemusikk.no. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ Geir Hovensjø (2012-05-07). "Hulbækmo og andre nordiske". ostlendingen.no. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ Glyn Phillips (2012). "Deeyah presents "Nordic Woman" (Fuuse Mousiqi) - Review". worldmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ^ Iain P W Robertson (2012). "Deeyah - Nordic Woman (Album Review)". reviewedonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-01-13.