News

2011 

Dec 07: Has been awarded the 2011 Kardemommestipendiet by NOPA – The Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists.

November 25-29: The red City @ The 4th Camagüey International Video Arts Festival in Cuba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTySXwK2mmU

 Oct 06-07: Staging Global Oslo Music with Bonfire Madigan Shive www.globaloslomusic.com

September 10: The Red City main screen @ New Screen_New Castle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTySXwK2mmU

July 13: http://sites.radiofrance.fr/chaines/fip/endirect/titledetails.php?jour=13/07/2011&heure=21:14:45

May 13 / 14:
"The Red City", directed by Sabina Jacobsson - music by Malika Makouf Rasmussen @ Cologne Off : Szczecin, Poland & St. Petersburg. Watch "The Red City" @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTySXwK2mmU

April 13: "Urbanized" debut @ FIP - Radio France

March 14: "The Red City" by Sabina Jacobsson, music by Malika @ Goethe Institute, Kiev, www.coff.newmediafest.org

The piece is a part of a video work made to the relase of On Club (2008) and gained and Honourable Mention @ the Oslo Screen Festival in 2010. It has been presented at festivals in Norway, Lebanon, Sweden, India, Portugal and Greece by Oslo Screen Festival and will be screened @ at New Screen Newcastle in September. www.screenfestival.no

March 7: The Arts Council Norway is buying 555 copies of "Urbanized" to be distributed in libraries, universities and through cultur exchange programs abroad. www.kulturrad.no/tildelinger/musikk/innkjopsordningen-for-musikk/2011/

January: As Urbanized has been picked up by radio stations around the world, the media has described the album highly innovative. www.oslopuls.aftenposten.no/musikk/article482634.ece 

2010

December 9: Two years of urban travel, now the album is here: Urbanized is Malika Makouf Rasmussen's third solo-album. The music mirrors two years continuous travel to cities in various continents; getting close to different environments on their home ground has given access and insight into human creativity as it unfolds in all its fascinating continuity - whether it is in Havanna or Paris, Algiers or Los Angeles.

Release concert @ Dattera til Hagen 9. desember, Oslo, Norway, hosted by Global Oslo Music
Doors open 20'30 @ 22'30. CC 80.-
Grønlandsleiret 10

Line up:
Malika Makouf Rasmussen - bass, percussion, vocal
Hannah Wozene Kvam - vocal
Fethawit Hakin - records, vocal
Rafael Soriano - vocal
Tommy Berre - guitar
Ketil Kielland Lund - keys
Øystein Bergsvik - trommer
Daniel Glaister - sounds
Global DJ Dominic Reuben

August: Final mix done, new album up: Urbanized to be released on December 6th. 

August 7: Performing at MELA, Oslo, Norway www.horisont.org

June 9-19: In Algeria doing research for a new Global Music Network project. Check on later for updates.

June 7: is invited by the Minister of Culture in Norway to debate the arts and culture: On new contexts and knowledge www.regjeringen.no/kud

May 28: Staging "Sound of Oslo" at Rådhusplassen






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News 2009

December 15 - 31: In Paris - "Rencontre Algérie" in progress. Check back for news

November 2: Malika receives The Norwegian Fund For Performing Artists annual award. www.ffuk.no

November: In New York City

October 26: New Music and Rock Pixie Records releases Miriam Aziz new album Tránsito

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News 2008

December 14: In Havana, Cuba

December 03-07: Recording Transito

November 26-28: Line Peters:Mix&mastering

November 05-11: Recording Line Peters' Tell me how the story goes

October 24: Staging "Smeltedigelen" with the Women's Voice, Trondheim, Norway

October 23:  Perforing with the Women's Voice at Innvik, Oslo, Norway

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Urbanized (2010)

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On Club (2008)

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Exit Cairo (2006)

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