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Punktfestivalen

Coordinates: 58°08′39″N 7°59′42″E / 58.1441°N 7.9949°E / 58.1441; 7.9949
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Punkt International Music Festival
Punktfestivalen
StatusActive
GenreMusic Festival
Date(s)Early September
Begins5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)
Ends7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Kristiansand
Coordinates58°08′39″N 7°59′42″E / 58.1441°N 7.9949°E / 58.1441; 7.9949
CountryNorway
Years active2005–present
FounderJan Bang and Erik Honoré
Websitepunktfestival.no

Punkt International Music Festival or Punktfestivalen has been held every year in Kristiansand, Norway since 2005.

Biography

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Punktfestivalen was established by the musicians Jan Bang and Erik Honoré. They have collaborated since 1980, with the specialty of Bang's live sampling and programming and Honoré's abilities as a musician, producer, and author. The festival's main objective is to present experimental music from all over the world and provide innovative musicians an opportunity to share common experiences.[1]

Punktfestival in 2008 included musicians like Gavin Bryars, J. Peter Schwalm, Nik Bärtsch and Jon Hassell. David Sylvian visited the 2013 version of the Punktfestival.[2] In 2014 Laurie Anderson appeared. In addition complicit Norwegian artists like Thom Hell, Arve Henriksen, Håkon Kornstad, Nils Økland, Unni Løvlid, Nils Petter Molvaer, Bugge Wesseltoft and Eivind Aarset.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "PUNKT Festival". Kalleklev.no. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. ^ Kelman, John (19 September 2013). "Punkt Festival 2013". All About Jazz. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ^ Bolte, Henning (3 October 2014). "Punkt Festival 2014". All About Jazz. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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