Eirik Kaasa - Musical Director
Ola Manvik
Jens Andreas Kleiven
Tor Jørgen Reme
Åshild Kristin Stensrud
Tina Marie Zakariassen
Anna Britt Bjørlykhaug
Kristin Kjemphol
Karin Kvalvaag Manvik
Lone B. Falch
Kristin T. Torjesen
Anette Vaaler
Emma Pihlstrøm
Jorunn Hauge
Safari is a Norwegian gospel/soul-group founded in Oslo, Norway 1997. The group consists of fourteen excellent singers/soloists, many of which are working full-time with music; both as freelance singers and as individual artists.
Safaris musical style varies from contemporary gospel, r'n'b and soul, -to traditional old-school gospel and beautiful, touching ballads. Most of Safari’s repertoire consists of self-composed material, mostly written by Safaris musical director Eirik Kaasa.
Throughout the years, Safari has performed on various stages all over Norway and participated in a lot of different arrangements, festivals, TV-shows and more.
On two separate occasions Safari has sold out Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo and they have also contributed on a number of different CD-recordings in Norway and Sweden. Their latest appearance was on the Norwegian singer Jan Werner Danielsen’s final album “Stronger”, which was released right after his passing in 2006.
Safari also guested the Norwegian version of “Dancing with the stars” on TV2 the same year with a energetic and powerful version of Stevie Wonders “As” together with the shows lead singers Heine Totland and Julie Dahle Aagård.
Safari was voted “Best choir in town” and won the online vote for the Norwegian talent show “Kjempesjansen” on NRK (TV) where they got to participate in the TV-show and win a good portion of prize money in 2006.
In March 2009 Safari released their first album: “Thank You”. This is an album which has been greatly anticipated for many years and the response from both the press and the audience has been nothing but positive since the release. The album contains of 15 tracks, 13 of which are self-composed.
Featured on the album are also two amazing up-and-coming gospel singers from the states; Isaac Carree (Men of Standard/Kirk Franklin) and Nikki Ross (Kirk Franklin).
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