Sumut
Sumut is the debut album of Greenlandic rock band Sume. It was released in 1973 on the Danish record label Demos.
| Sumut | ||||
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| Studio album by Sume | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | March 1973 at Rosenberg Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 39:15 | |||
| Language | Kalaallisut | |||
| Label | Demos | |||
| Producer | Karsten Sommer | |||
| Sume chronology | ||||
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Allegedly the album was purchased by 20 percent of the Greenlandic population becoming an important part of the Greenlandic movement for cultural independence of Denmark.[1] 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.
Cover art
The cover showed a reproduction of a woodcut made by the artist Aron of Kangeq in 1860 that depicts a scene from Greenlandic myth in which the legendary figure Qasapi has just cut the arm of the dead body of the Norsemen chief Uunngortoq.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Malik Høegh and Per Berthelsen, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Title in Danish | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pivfît nutât" | Nye tider | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Upernâĸ" | Forår | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Pilerineĸ-tikíneĸ" | Forventning/ankomst | 5:25 |
| 4. | "Tamorassâriat" | Den første bid af sælen | 1:38 |
| 5. | "Ilivnut pulavdlunga" | Kravle ind i mit indre | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Erĸigsineĸ sapĩnarama" | Uro | 3:10 |
| No. | Title | Title in Danish | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Erĸasûteĸarneĸ" | Bekymring | 2:41 |
| 8. | "Heimaey erĸaivdlugo" (Høegh, Berthelsen, Fleischer, Hammeken) | Ode til Heimaey | 4:39 |
| 9. | "Imigagssaĸ" (Høegh, Berthelsen, Ungak) | Ildvand | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Ukiaĸ" | Efterår | 5:05 |
| 11. | "Nalunaerasuartaut toĸuvoĸ" | Telegrafen er død | 3:37 |
Personnel
- Malik Høegh – vocals, twelve-string guitar
- Per Berthelsen – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Hans Fleischer – drums
- Erik Hammeken – bass guitar
Additional musicians
- Ole Høst – alto saxophone
- Anders Peter Novrman – electric guitar
- Henrik Anthony – bass guitar on "Forår" and "Kravle Ind I Mit Indre"
- Thor Backhausen – organ, flute
- Kaj D. Holm – violin
- Jørgen Lang – harmonica
References
- Bours, Etienne (2000). "Sealskin Hits". In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.) (eds.). World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. p. –145. ISBN 1-85828-636-0.CS1 maint: uses editors parameter (link)
- Otte, Andreas. 2014. “The music in Greenland and Greenland in the music – Globalization and performance of place.” Copenhagen: GAGA-Productions. www.greenlandicpopularmusic.com, p. 16