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Hanus G. Johansen
Hanus G. Johansen (born 18 June 1950), also known as Hanus G., is a Faroese singer and composer. He was born in Klaksvík and is well known in his country as a concert and festivalperformer. Many of his songs have become evergreens and are popular even among the young people. He has composed melodies for some of Poul F. Joensen's poems, first time was in 1988, when he released his album ''Gaman og álvara''; Poul F. (1898-1970) wrote poems about the Faroese society, about love and other themes as well. In November 2012, he released a new album with poems by Poul F. Joensen, Á fold eru 1000 gudar (which means On earth are only 1000 Gods), he composed all the melodies. In 2006, Hanus G. released an album with poems by the Norwegian poet Jakob Sande (1906-1967), who is a well known poet in Norway. Hanus G. has performed together with the Faroese ensemble Aldubáran and with the Faroese band Frændur, but often he performs by himself with his guitar or with various musicians. Hanus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanus G Johansen A Faroese Singer And Composer
Hanus may refer to: Places * Hanus, Poland, a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Płaska, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. People Given name *Hanuš Burger (1909-90), Czech film and theatre director *Hanus Kamban (born 1942), Faroese writer *Hanus G. Johansen (born 1950), Faroese singer-songwriter *Hanus Thorleifsson (born 1985), Faroese footballer Family name *Danielle Hanus (born 1988), Canadian swimmer *Emmerich Hanus (1884-1956), Austrian actor *František Hanus (actor) (1916-91), Czech actor *František Hanus (footballer) (born 1982), Czech footballer *Kevin Hanus (born 1993), German motorcyclist *Heinz Hanus (1882-1972), Austrian film director *Jerome Hanus (born 1940), American Catholic prelate See also * Hanuš (other) {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Brim
Bernhard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (1604–1639), Duke of Saxe-Weimar *Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1901–1984), head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1946–1984 *Bernhard, Count of Bylandt (1905–1998), German nobleman, artist, and author *Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911–2004), Prince Consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands *Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden (born 1970), German prince *Bernhard Frank (1913–2011), German SS Commander *Bernhard Garside (born 1962), British diplomat *Bernhard Goetzke (1884–1964), German actor *Bernhard Grill (born 1961), one of the developers of MP3 technology *Bernhard Heiliger (1915–1995), German sculptor *Bernhard Langer (born 1957), German golfer *Bernhard Maier (born 1963), German celticist * Bernhard Raimann (born 1997), Austrian American football player *Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866), German mathematician *Bernhard Siebken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faroese Male Singers
Faroese ( ) or Faroish ( ) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.: *the Faroese language * the Faroese people Faroese people or Faroe Islanders ( fo, føroyingar; da, færinger) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nation native to the Faroe Islands. The Faroese are of mixed Norse and Gaelic origins. About 21,000 Faroese live in neighbouring countrie ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faroese Cultural Prize
Mentanarvirðisløn Landsins (Faroese Cultural Prize) has been awarded by the Faroese government to Faroese writers, musicians, artists etc. since 1998. In 2004 no award was given. From 1998 to 2000 only one award was given, but in 2001 they established an additional award, half as big as the original. The prize is awarded by a board appointed by the Ministry of Culture. The board also gives additional special awards of 50.000 Danish Koroner and/or so-called ''sømdargávur'' or ''Sømdargáva landsins'' (grants), given as a lifelong annual grant of DKK 20 000. The main award, ''Mentanarvirðisløn landsins'', is DKK 150.000, and the ''heiðursgáva landsins'' (award of honour) is DKK 75.000 koroner. In 2011 the awards were announced in December, with the next awards announced on 15 January 2013, which was William Heinesen's birthday. This was also the first time that the event was held in Klaksvík, being announced in Spaniastova and broadcast live on national Faroese radio. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, for example the ballad ''Harra Pætur og Elinborg''. In 2010 Queen Margrethe of Denmark visited the Faroe Islands, and one of the events she visited was a grotto concert in Klæmintsgjógv (Gorge of Klæmint) by Kristian Blak and other musicians. The cave is 50 meter high and the sea in the cave is around 400 meter deep. There are some places inside the cave where the musicians can stand with their instruments and give a concert to the audience in the boats. He is the chief execut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jógvan Andrias Joensen
Jógvan is a Faroese masculine given name. People bearing the name Jógvan include: *Jógvan Hansen (born 1978), Faroese singer and guitar player *Jógvan Heinason (1541–1602), first Minister of the Faroe Islands *Jógvan Justinusson (????-16???), former Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands *Jógvan Isaksen (born 1950), Faroese writer and literary historian *Jógvan á Lakjuni (born 1952), Faroese politician, composer and teacher *Jógvan Martin Olsen (born 1961), Faroese footballer, coach and manager *Jógvan Poulsen (16??-16??), former Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands *Jógvan Sundstein Jógvan Sundstein (born 25 May 1933) is a Faroese politician and member of the Faroese People's Party. Jógvan is the son of Johanna Malena (born Jensen) and Hans Jacob Matras Sundstein from Tórshavn. He is married to Lydia (born Marsten) from ... (born 1933), Faroese politician Faroese masculine given names {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eivør Pálsdóttir
Eivor, Eivør or Øyvor is a female given name in the Nordic countries. In Sweden, 4,922 people bear the name. The average age is 78. The name perhaps originated from either the Proto-Norse word ''auja'', which is thought to mean "good luck", or from Old Norse ''ey-'' or ''øy-'', meaning "island", and secondly from ''-varr'', meaning "careful", or perhaps from the Proto-Norse word ''*warjaʀ'', meaning "defender". The Old Norse form of the name was ''Eyvǫr'' or ''Øyvǫr''. Notable people Faroese * Eivør Pálsdóttir (born 1983), known professionally as Eivør, Faroese singer-songwriter Norwegians * Øyvor Hansson (1893–1975), Norwegian politician Swedes * Eivor Alm * Eivor Landström * Eivor Olson * Eivor Steen-Olsson Eivor Steen-Olsson (born 1937) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is two times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1966 and 1970. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaman Og Álvara
Gaman ( hi, गमन, English:Departure) is a Hindi film released in 1978, starring Farooq Sheikh and Smita Patil in the lead roles and introducing Nana Patekar in a supporting role. It is the directorial debut of Muzaffar Ali, who went on to make '' Umrao Jaan'' (1981). The film deals with the issue of the futility of urban migration, using the story of a migrant from Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai, who tries to find a foothold in his new life as a taxi driver. The film's music was by Jaidev, who won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1979 for his work, and for the Song "Aap ki Yaad Aati Rahi", Chhaya Ganguly won a National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer. Shahryar wrote songs for the film, most notably "Seene Mein Jalan, Aankhon Mein Toofaan", sung by Suresh Wadkar, which highlighted the alienation and broken dreams of the migrant community. Ghazal singer Hariharan made his playback singing debut with the film. Plot In order to improve their lifestyle, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
