BEL CANTO (NO)
Saturday, 02. November 2024
Storsalen, Kulturhuset
Doors: 18:00
Show: 19:00
Bel Canto is back!
In 2024, a new chapter opens in the history of one of the real pioneers of the electronica genre – the Tromsø duo Bel Canto.
The album “Radiant Green”, released in spring of 2024, sounds fresh and new, while retrieving the unmistakable sound image from the band’s remarkable musical treasury, which includes the mega-hit “Shimmering, Warm & Bright” and the Spellemannpris winner “Magic Box “, to mention a few.
22 years have passed since the last time Bel Canto had an album issue, but now it’s finally time. After a successful mini-tour, which culminated in a memorable concert at the Øya Festival in 2017, Drecker and Johansen began the creative process with the songs for what they eventually understood would have to be their next album. The road has been long, and many strong names have contributed to the process, such as Geir Jenssen aka Biosphere, the co-founder of the band, and Gilles Martin, who co-produced the band’s first two albums, Erik Ljunggren, and Matias Tellez who has mixed the new the album.
One of several musical highlights on the new album is the song “Virginia”, a rare duet with Sondre Lerche, who is a long-time friend of Anneli.
Bel Canto was formed in 1985 by vocalist Anneli Drecker, multi-instrumentalist Nils Johansen and Geir Jenssen. Together they created a soundscape, where atmospheric and melancholic tones met elements of folk music from different corners of the world.
Tromsø World is proud to present Bel Canto in Storsalen of Kulturhuset.
