Enok Poulsen
Enok Poulsen (born February 28, 1960 in Paamiut ) is a Greenlandic musician and painter .
Life
Enok Poulsen was born the middle of nine children. His father died at sea in 1967. He began an apprenticeship as a fisherman and was trained in Denmark from his youth with the plan never to return to Greenland. He got married in Denmark but separated after a few years and moved back to Paamiut after 13 years. He later worked as a cultural advisor before becoming a hall inspector. He later married his second wife Kirsten, with whom he has four daughters and a stepson.
In Denmark he started playing with the band Tørfisk . In 1987 he released his first album Unigit , which sold 9,000 copies in Greenland with a population of 53,000. To date he has released twelve albums with around ten songs each. He also works as a painter. In 2006 Enok Poulsen received the Greenland Culture Prize .
Discography
- Albums
- Unigit (1987)
- Takorusuppagit (1987)
- Kinana (1988)
- Paarinnga kisivit (1989)
- Nikigit (1990)
- Pissutsit nutaat (1992)
- Sinnattukka (1995)
- Takuara ulloriaq (1997)
- Taartumi pituttugaanata (1998)
- Neriusaat (2002)
- Anorersuarmi qaamaneq (2013)
- Oqaannarsinnaasuuguma (2018)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Portræt af Enok Poulsen in ANU UNA (5/2016). P. 39ff
- ^ Works by Enok Poulsen at worldcat.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poulsen, Enok |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greenlandic musician and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paamiut |