Anja Garbarek is a Norwegian

Norway

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 of mixed Norwegian and Polish

Poland

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 descent. She is the daughter of the Norwegian jazz

Jazz

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 saxophonist

Saxophone

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 Jan Garbarek

Jan Garbarek

Jan Garbarek is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war Czesław Garbarek and a Norwegian farmer's daughter...

 and grew up around Oslo. She received the Spellemannsprisen in 2001 for her album Smiling & Waving in the open class category. She is married to John Mallison, with whom she has one daughter. She has released three original albums containing English lyrics; Balloon Mood, Smiling and Waving (co-produced by Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson

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) and Briefly Shaking, and the soundtrack to Luc Besson's film "Angel-A". Her debut, Velkommen Inn, is sung in Norwegian

Norwegian language

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.

Albums

• Velkommen inn (1992)
  1. "Vil Du Være Med"
  2. "Male Øynene Dine"
  3. "Vingene Mine"
  4. "Somme Tider"
  5. "Det Du Ser"
  6. "Velkommen Inn"
  7. "Elsker Du Som Jeg"
  8. "Dekk Deg Til"
  9. "Du"
  10. "Er Det Flere Her"
  11. "Løp Alt Du Kan"
• Balloon Mood (1996)
  1. "Beyond My Control"
  2. "I.C.U."
  3. "Just One of Those Days"
  4. "Picking up Pieces"
  5. "Cabinet"
  6. "Something Written"
  7. "Strange Noises"
  8. "Telescope Man Says"
  9. "She Collects (Stuff Like That)"
  10. "Balloon Mood"
• Smiling & Waving (2001)
  1. "Her Room"
  2. "The Gown"
  3. "Spin The Context"
  4. "Stay Tuned"
  5. "You Know"
  6. "Big Mouth"
  7. "The Diver"
  8. "That's All"
  9. "And Then"
  10. "It Seems We Talk"
• Briefly Shaking (2006)
  1. "Born That Way" - 1:00
  2. "Dizzy With Wonder" - 2:53
  3. "The Last Trick" - 5:29
  4. "Sleep" - 3:35
  5. "Shock Activities" - 4:15
  6. "Yes" - 1:26
  7. "My Fellow Riders" - 3:59
  8. "Can I Keep Him" - 3:41
  9. "This Momentous Day" - 4:20
  10. "Still Guarding Space" - 4:30
  11. "Word Is Out" - 4:29
• Angel-A
  Angel-A
  Angel-A , directed by Luc Besson, is a French fantasy and romantic drama featuring Jamel Debbouze and Rie Rasmussen. The film was premiered in the United States at the Sundance Film Festival of 2007.- Plot :...
  
   Soundtrack (2006)
  1. "Beyond My Control"
  2. "Can I Keep Him?"
  3. "It's Just A Game"
  4. "Thank You Franck"
  5. "Her Room"
  6. "Andre Running"
  7. "No Trace Of Grey"
  8. "The Cabinet"
  9. "A. On Bridge"
  10. "Spin The Context"
  11. "It's Just A Game (Instrumental Version)"
  12. "Le Corridor"
  13. "Balloon Mood"
  14. "Andre Face Au Miroir"
  15. "Crossroads - Eat"
  16. "Captivante - Radar"
  17. "Under Your Wings - Hiro My Hero And Soulfull"
  18. "Angel - Hiro My Hero And Soulfull

Guest appearances

• Volcano
  Volcano (Satyricon album)
  Volcano is an album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. The album is one of the band's more successful records, having won several awards, including the Norwegian Grammy for "Best Metal Album," Alarm awards for "Metal Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for "Fuel For Hatred," and an...
  
  - Satyricon
  Satyricon (band)
  Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them...
  
   - (2002) (voices on 3 songs: "Angstridden", "Mental Mercury" and "Black Lava")
• Koine - Rita Marcotulli (2003)
• Cuckooland
  Cuckooland
  -Track listing:All tracks composed by Robert Wyatt; except where indicated#"Just a Bit" – 5:09#"Old Europe" – 4:15#"Tom Hay's Fox" – 3:33#"Forest" – 7:55#"Beware" – 5:09...
  
  - Robert Wyatt
  Robert Wyatt
  Robert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
  
   (2003)
• Sweet Mental - Wibutee
  Wibutee
  Wibutee is a jazz band from Norway, mixing influences from electronic music and improvisation.Members are:*Håkon Kornstad...
  
   (2006) (voice on 1 song: "The Ball")
• Comicopera
  Comicopera
  Comicopera is an album by Robert Wyatt released on 8 October 2007, available on both CD and double vinyl formats . It is Wyatt's first release on the Domino Records label...
  
  - Robert Wyatt
  Robert Wyatt
  Robert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
  
   (2007)
• Slope
  Slope (album)
  Slope is the debut solo album by drummer Steve Jansen, released in 2007 by Samadhi Sound. The album includes guest musicians and was recorded all over the world....
  
  - Steve Jansen
  Steve Jansen
  Steve Jansen is an English drummer, percussionist, singer and composer. He was educated at Catford Boys' School, Catford, South East London, where he failed academically, leaving at 16....
  
   (2008) (voice on 1 song: "Cancelled Pieces")
• 4 Remixes from Slope - Steve Jansen
  Steve Jansen
  Steve Jansen is an English drummer, percussionist, singer and composer. He was educated at Catford Boys' School, Catford, South East London, where he failed academically, leaving at 16....
  
  (2008) (voice on 1 song: "Pieces Cancelled (Cancelled Pieces Remix)")

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