Helge Andreas Norbakken (born 1965) is a Norwegian drummer known for his collaborations with Mari Boine, Jon Balke (MNO/Bathagraf/Siwan), Kari Bremnes, Maria Joao, Karl Seglem, Becaye Aw, Miki N'Doye, Jovan Pavlovic, and Anne Wylie. He is married to Dagrun Hjelleset Norbakken.

Career

Norbakken is a graduate of the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1985–88), and is one of the most renowned Scandinavian percussionists. He started going on international venues within Mari Boine Band, and recorded ''Goaskjinvellja'', ''Lehakastin'', ''Ballvvoslatina'', and live ''Eallin'' (1997) with her, then continued with Maria Joao, Jon Balke, Kari Brenmes, Ayub Ogada and an impressive list of Norwegian and international musicians. After working with arvmusic on Mari Boine's tours, he recorded and played live with Ayub Ogada (in trio with

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and with a full big band including sound engineer Geir Ostensio, Gjermund Silset, Giovanni Amighetti and Roger Ludvigsen), Vladimir Denissenkov, Tiziana Ghiglioni in "La voce del Mondo" and Guo Yue with Shan Qi. Norbakken developed a very original percussions style, based on sound research, hand-made instruments and original timbres merge. Everything go into strict multirythmical patterns those remember at the same moment Steve Reich, Philip Glass and Doudou N'Dyae Rose works... In studio he is a master in creating particular structures using (many) tracks and percussions over recordings.

Discography (in selection)

With Frode Alnæs *2012: ''Envy The Man'' (Big Box Music) With Jon Balke *2004: ''Diverted Travels'' (

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), within

Magnetic North Orchestra Magnetic North Orchestra established in Oslo, Norway (1992–2005) was a Norwegian jazz orchestra, created and led by Jon Balke. MNO was originally a jazz ensemble inspired by Oslo 13, put together with strings and percussion. As Olympic mu ...

*2005: ''Statements'' (ECM), within

Batagraf Batagraf (established 2005 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian percussion ensemble, created and led by Jon Balke. Formed in 2003, the concept of the group was to research and investigate the relation between rhythm and language, inspired by variou ...

*2009: ''Siwan'' (ECM), within Siwan *2011: ''Say And Play'' (ECM), within Batagraf With Mari Boine *1993: ''Goaskinviellja – Ørnebror – Eagle brother'' (Lean) *1994: ''Leahkastin'' (Lean, Verve World) *1996: ''Radiant Warmth'' (Antilles) *1997: ''Eallin – Live'' (Antilles) *1998: ''Balvoslatnja – Room of Worship'' (Antilles) *2001: ''Winter in Moscow'' (Jaro Medien GmbH) feat.

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& Sergey Starostin With Kari Bremnes *1998: ''Svarta Bjørn'' ( Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *2001: ''Desemberbarn'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *2005: ''Over en by'' (Reise) (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *2007: ''Live'' (Reise) (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *2009: ''Ly'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *2012: ''Og Så Kom Resten Av Livet'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) With Jon Hassell *2009: ''

Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street ''Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street'' is a studio album by Jon Hassell. It was released on ECM on February 10, 2009. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. Musicians * Jon Hassell – trumpet, ke ...

'' (ECM) With Maria Joao &

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*2000: ''Chorrinho Feliz'' (

Verve Verve may refer to: Music * The Verve, an English rock band * ''The Verve E.P.'', a 1992 EP by The Verve * ''Verve'' (R. Stevie Moore album) * Verve Records, an American jazz record label Businesses * Verve Coffee Roasters, an American coffee ho ...

) *2001: ''Mumadji'' (

EmArcy EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company. During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown ...

) *2002: ''Undercovers'' (EmArcy, Universal) *2004: ''Tralha'' (Universal Portugal) *2009: ''Chocolate'' (Decca International) *2011: ''Follow the Songlines'' (Naive) with David Linx &

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With Karl Seglem *2004: ''Femstein'' ( NorCD) *2007: ''Urbs'' (NorCD) With Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and

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*2014: ''Ekko'' (MNJ) With

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*2001: ''One And Two'' (Biber) *2003: ''Silver Apples of the Moon'' (Biber) *2008: ''Deep Waters'' (Biber) With others *1987: ''Vol. IV'' (Studentersamfundets Plateselskap), within Bodega Band *1993: ''Shaken But Not Stirred'' (Curling Legs), with Palisander Kvartetten *1994: ''Langt nord I livet'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), with Erik Bye *1996: ''Hvit Pil'', with Hege Rimestad *1997: ''PIP'', with Steinar Ofsdal *1997: ''Salimie'', with Ayub Ogada,

, Gjermund Silset, Roger Ludvigsen (Intuition) *1997: ''Kuling I Skyggen'' (Bare Bra Musikk), with "Reiseradioen & Solskinnsgutta" (

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) *1998: ''La voce del mondo'', with

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, Roger Ludvigsen, Gjermund Silset (Arvmusic/IRD) *2000: ''Anastasia'', with

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, Gjermund Silset (Arvmusic/IRD) *2001: ''Floating Rhythms'', with Terje Isungset *2001: ''Kråkeviks songbook'', with

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*2003: ''A Dance with the Shadows'' (The Wild Places), with Tirill Mohn *2006: ''Tuki'', with Miki N'Doye *2006: ''Into Paradise'', with Sissel Kyrkjebø *2007: ''Urban Jive'', with Olav Torget *2008: ''After a day of rain'', with Benedicte Torget *2008: ''Magma'', with Jan Gunnar Hoff *2008: ''Det er den draumen'', with Sondre Bratland *2008: ''Rite'', with Unni Løvlid *2008: ''Sviv'', with Steinar Ofsdal *2008: ''PdPMH A/R'' (Naïve), with Laurence Revel *2008: ''Lysmannen'', with Geirr Lystrup *2009: ''Æ Ror Aleina'', with Tonje Unstad *2009: ''Sibi'', within Becaye Aw *2009: ''Shan Qi, Energy of the mountains'' (DVD by Ozella music), with Guo Yue,

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, Guido Ponzini *2009: ''Hildring'', with Hildegunn Øiseth *2009: ''Piper on the Roof'', with Elisabeth Vatn *2010: ''Arctic Cinema'' (iBoks), within No Border Orchestra *2010: ''Påskemorgen Slukker Sorgen'' (Gateway), with Lise Petersen *2012: ''Jeg Har Vel Ingen Kjærere'' (Plush Badger), with Anne Gravir Klykken *2012: ''Heilt Nye Vei'' (Ozella), with

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*2012: ''A Distant Youth'' (panai), with

References

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