Sunleif Rasmussen's lyrics & chords

Faroese Sunleif Rasmussen was born on Sandoy – ‘the sand island’ – in 1961. In terms of his own priorities, the stress on the nationality is important if one wants to approach his music and understand his background. At all events the Faroese aspect – the colonial history, the yearning for freedom, the language, the songs and the culture – fills most of the self-portrait that he put into writing in 2002 when he received the greatest recognition ever afforded a Faroese composer: the Nordic Council’s Music Prize for the symphony Oce...read more