ORKA

Orka
Photographer
Norden.org
Nominated for the work “Leipzig”

This year’s Faroese nominee has changed the perception of music in the Faroe Islands markedly.

As early as 2005, ORKA showed that they had the will, courage, and ability to create a completely new and completely different music concept from scratch. This first project was composed for and played using newly designed instruments made from anything from light fittings and fence posts to satellite dishes and air compressors.

ORKA have taken this ingenuity much further, and into numerous projects featuring various guest artists at home and abroad. Thanks to innovations in both style and sound, ORKA have stood the test of time. 
ORKA now tour much of the globe and their set now includes an electronic expression as well as innovative sound installations and instruments built in distant parts of the world.

The Faroe Islands have made a natural and important contribution to the global music scene thanks to the original and well-played music of ORKA.