Daap

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Would you like to exchange musicfiles with us? We work in a home studio, using a macbook and pro tools le 7.4.2. If you would like to work with some of our arrangements or add an instrument, this could be possible by emailing the files. Also, if you have your own arrangements and would like to add our voices and instruments, this could also be possible. The idea is that exchanging the files is a free way of developing music together all over the world, using the internet. However, if you earn money using files and arrangements from Daap, we wouldnt mind having a share of it. If this looks interesting, please send us an email.

Daap (meaning "baptism") plays and transforms old, Nordic hymns and folk music from 1600-1700.

Daap first started in a small town, Vadsø, in Northeastern, Arctic Norway. The town has throughout the history been housing the indegionous Saami people, Norwegian settlers, Finnish immigrants and Russian traders. This, and the religious movement of the North-Nordic preacher Lästadius has made an important impact on the culture. The Finnish immigrants from the 1800 developed their own kind of Finnish language, called "kvensk" in this Arctic area. This language is now forgotten in many places.

The singer of Daap does not understand Finnish, but uses the language in some songs as he has been learned. Also, the languages in the songs has been many; Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Congolesian and French. Now the small town is represented by over 50 different nationalities and cultures. Among them, lots of refugees. Both the history and the present culture is what Daap wanted to reflect.

We have used different musicians, from Hammond-rockers to Finnish, traditional Kantele-player, a Congolesian singer/percussionist and an Afghan singer/traditional guitar player.

Halvard has now taken the project south, and moved to the forest near Eidsvoll in Akershus, Norrway.

See and hear more about Daap in our homepage. See more about Vadsø in theblog of Daaps singer. Read more about the forest in the blog; http://deepinsidetheforest.blogspot.com.

Daap - Mitt hjerte alltid vanker - Varangerfestivalen 2006

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Member Since:

november 20, 2005

Members:

Halvard Mikal Sæbø, vocal, reed organ, percussion, computer.

The recording of "Bysse roe banet/Bachae Kochak": Nemat Jafari; Vocals and Afghan guitar, Knut Åserud; bass Harald Devold; percussion Geir Jørgensen; guitar Halvard Mikal Sæbø; vocals Produced by Thomas Pettersen

The recording of "Uhriks Meille"; Yngve Berg; Reed organ, Hammond Organ, analog synth, vocal Geir Jørgensen; guitar, Arnfinn Moen; drums and percussion Arne Lindbach; bass Lutanda Mayembe, African drums and vocals Halvard Mikal Sæbø , vocal. Recorded and produced by Harald Devold

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Influences:

Rock from the 70`s, folk music, world music, old hymns.