New Jungle Orchestra with Aviaja Lumholt and Rasmus Lyberth

This evening offers a sparkling meeting where Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Orchestra fuses world jazz with two Greenlandic voices, both possessing a fantastic raw power, wildness and poetry – like the Arctic in sound; Rasmus Lyberth, the Greenlandic troubadour and shaman and Aviaja Lumholt, the unique Greenlandic/Danish singer, composer and dancer.

New Jungle Orchestra has previously played together with Rasmus Lyberth. Jazz Special wrote the following about the concert in Haveselskabets Have 2022:

“... Lyberth's great voice and irrepressible desire to sing is absolutely breathtaking. In the company of the New Jungle Orchestra, he was clearly in his element. ... When the concert ended with a heartfelt and strong emotional version of "Solen er så rød, Mor" I was completely sold."

Participants

Aviaja Lumholt

Aviaja Lumholt is a Greenlandic/Danish singer, composer and mask dancer. Has performed all over the world, and made music and dance workshops in places such as Greenland, Denmark and Alaska. Released the album Magic Mystery Moon in 2015 with i.a. Irene Becker and Pierre Dørge.

Rasmus Lyberth

Rasmus Lyberth is a Greenlandic singer and songwriter. Has been one of the most popular artists on the Greenlandic music scene since the 1970s, and has been called Greenland's national emblem. Has since 1975 published several songs and albums in both Greenlandic and Danish.

New Jungle Orchestra

New Jungle Orchestra was started by Pierre Dørge in 1980. During the orchestra's more than 40 years of work, they have distinguished themselves by being one of the most original, intense and entertaining groups on the global music scene, and from 1993-96 were named by the Minister of Culture as "the Danish State Ensemble". The orchestra has released 27 albums, most recently the album Bluu Afroo in 2020.

Members

Pierre Dørge, conductor and guitar
Gunnar Halle, trumpet
Jakob Mygind, Saxon
Anders Banke, clarinets and sax
Kenneth Agerholm, trombone
Irene Becker, piano
Thommy Andersson, double bass
Ayi Solomon, percussion
Martin Andersen, drums