Kristin Asbjørnsen
Biography Kristin Asbjørnsen
Kristin Asbjørnsen
Singer and songwriter Kristin Asbjørnsen is one of the most distinguished artists on the vibrating extended music scene in Europe. Over the last decade, she has received international response from critics and the public alike for her personal and unique musical expression. Kristin now has a new supergroup where the Traces Of You album and her personal interpretations of African-American spirituals form the framework for the concerts.
Kristin Asbjørnsen will release her upcoming solo album «Hjemveier» in spring 2024. The album marks her first Norwegian-language release and explores new musical terrain. The songs, written at Kristin’s piano, bear the fruits of her close collaboration with Olav Torget, Eivind Aarset and Anders Engen, and with Suntou Susso (chora/vocals) and Monica Ifejilika (vocals) as important accompanying voices. The Norwegian songs are like our sensations; about detachment and attachment, brought forward by the special presence in Kristin’s song. With strong melodic flair and poetic lyricism, voices, rich guitar worlds, piano, calabash and kora are woven together in luminous organic soundscapes.
The new Norwegian songs have already garnered many praises, with performances during Kristin’s commissioned concert for Cosmopolite Scene, during Maijazz, the Varanger Festival and a number of club concerts.
