''Sumé'' (meaning "where?" in Greenlandic) was a Greenlandic rock band considered the pioneers of Greenlandic rock music. They were formed in 1972 by singer, guitarist and composer Malik Høegh (born 1952), and guitarist, singer and composer Per Berthelsen. Their first record ''Sumut'' "where to?" was released in 1973 on the Danish Demos label and was purchased by 20 percent of the Greenlandic population becoming an important part of the Greenlandic movement for cultural independence of Denmark. The band was inspired by American rock, but sang in the Greenlandic language and their lyrics were progressive and critical of the Danish colonial power. In the song ''Nunaqarfiit'' they sang "It is time to live again as Inuit and not as Westerners". The cover of the 1973 record Sumut showed a reproduction of a 19th-century woodcut by

Aron of Kangeq Aron of Kangeq (born in Kangeq, South Greenland on April 9, 1822; died March 12, 1869) was a Greenlandic Inuit hunter, painter, and oral historian Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, imp ...

depicting an Inuit hunter killing a Norseman. The band was dissolved in 1977 but they still perform occasionally, and in 1994 they released the record ''Persersume'' "Snowdrift". 2014 saw the premiere of the movie about the band, its English title was "Sumé: the sound of a revolution", directed by

Inuk Silis Høegh Inuk Silis Høegh (born 1972 in Qaqortoq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark) is a Greenlandic artist and filmmaker. The son of artist Aka Høegh and photographer and film artist Ivars Silis, he grew up in an artistic environment, and his sister is ...

Discography

*''Sumut'' (1973, Demos) *''Inuit Nunaat'' (1974, Demos) *''Sume'' (1977, ULO) *''1973-76'' (1988, ULO) *''Persersume'' (1994, ULO)

References

Greenlandic musical groups Greenlandic rock music groups Musical groups established in 1972 Musical groups disestablished in 1977 {{rock-band-stub