Agnes Buen Garnås
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- Norske folkemusikkfonogram
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Agnes Buen Garnås (born 23 November 1946) is a Norwegian folk singer from the county of Telemark. She comes from a famous musical family from the town of Jondalen, and is known particularly for her singing of ancient unaccompanied Norwegian ballads, as well as her updated arrangements of these songs in collaboration with the Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek on the ECM album Rosensfole. From 1975 to 1977, she studied at the Telemark University College. Her brother, with whom she has recorded,
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Agnes
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Jondalen
- Place of death
- Notodden Municipality
- Sibling
- Hauk Buen
- Occupation
- voice teacher
- Educated at
- Telemark University College
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.agnesbuen.no
- Image
- Agnes Buen Garnås.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1946-10-23
- date of death
- 2024-11-12
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