Rasmus Lyberth

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Rasmus Lyberth. Concert in Aarhus ( Tall Ships' Races 4th July 2013)

Rasmus Ole Lyberth (born August 21, 1951 in Maniitsoq ) is a Greenlandic singer , songwriter and actor who works internationally. Since 1970 he has been one of the most popular artists on the Greenlandic music scene.

Life

Rasmus Lyberth was born in Maniitsoq , but grew up in Nuuk , where he started playing guitar at the age of twelve. He is the son of the teacher and writer Erik Mads Rasmus Lyberth (1924–1988), a brother of Enos Lyberth (1931–2016), and his wife Emma. In 1969 he began with small gigs in bars in Copenhagen , but initially had to make do with other jobs until success gave him the chance to make a living from his profession as a musician. In 1974 he released his first album Erningaa .

That album was a success and the second followed a few years later, then he took a little musical break. Lyberth was also on the stage at the Greenlandic Tuukkaq Teatret . He also gave various concerts not only in Denmark and Greenland , but also in many other countries in Europe and North America . Rasmus Lyberth also worked with other musicians, including Christian Alvad and the Lars Lilholt Band . Lyberth has always tried to try new things on the side , for example he published a volume of poetry in 2001 under the title Inuuneq asaguk inuunerup asammatit ( Elsk livet for livet elsker dig , English love life for life ) and also made figures from soapstone .

Rasmus Lyberth has received many awards over the years for his dissemination of Greenlandic culture, including from Foreningen Norden and the Statens Kunstfond . He is the holder of the Dannebrog Order and received the Greenlandic Culture Prize in 1989 .

Discography

  • 1974: Erningaa
  • 1978: Piumassuseq nukiuvoq ( Danish Viljen er styrke )
  • 1989: Ajorpianng
  • 1989: Nanivaat
  • 1992: Kisimiinngilatit (Kærlighed gør mig smuk)
  • 1994: Nakuussutigaara
  • 1998: Qaamaneq isinnit isigaara (Jeg ser lysglimt i dine øjne)
  • 2001: Inuuneq oqaluttuartaraanngat (Når livet fortæller)
  • 2006: Asanaqigavit (Kærligst)

Filmography

  • 1984: Tukuma
  • 1998: Qaamarngup uummataa ( English Heart of Light , Danish Lysets hjerte )
  • 2003, 2008: Nissernes Ø (TV series)

Web links

Commons : Rasmus Lyberth  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ World-class sailing ships. Welcome to “The Tall Ships” in Aarhus, April 4-7. July 2013 Retrieved February 24, 2018 (archived)
  2. ↑ a b Rasmus Lyberth. The danske film.
personal data
SURNAME Lyberth, Rasmus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lyberth, Rasmus Ole (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greenlandic singer, songwriter and actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Maniitsoq