Kristian Blak [SEP] country of citizenship
Kristian Blak
Kristian Blak (born 31 March 1947), originally from Fredericia, Denmark, lives in the Faroe Islands where he is a composer, musician, and record executive. He is the founder of the Nordic musical ensemble Yggdrasil (named after the World tree Yggdrasil). He has worked with sounds in the Faroese nature in several compositions. These include concerts in caves and other natural "concert halls" in the Faroe Islands. He has composed solo instrumental works, chamber music, choral works and symphonic music,
music have also been used in the music of Kristian Blak, a Danish-Faroese jazz musician.
Summertime festivals called "aussivik" have become an important part of modern Greenlandic culture, and are based on an older custom that was revived in the 20th century along with drum dances and other elements.
Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa ("Radio Greenland") is the most important media institution in the country. It is an independent body administered by the Government of Greenland.
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