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| Pinoy duo, N-Jin and Denial, consists of brothers Alex and Daniel Ytterdahl who performed recently at the Oslo Music Festival. Macel Ingles, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau |
OSLO - A Pinoy rap duo took center stage at this year's Oslo Music Festival rapping "Crazy Together" to the audience's delight.
N-Jin and Denial, an eclectic duo of half-Pinoy brothers, Daniel and Alex Ytterdahl performed at the Familiescenen in front of the Oslo city hall for the Senter mot Incest (SMI), an organization working for people subjected to abuse from their own kin.
The duo was enthusiastic about playing in the festival and was proud that Pinoy talents like them can be part of Oslo's annual music extravaganza.
"In Oslo, there is always someone from the Philippines representing (us) and doing a good job. Maybe it is because Filipinos like their kids to entertain the family," Daniel Ytterdahl told ABS-CBN Europe in an interview.
Asked what is Filipino about their music, "maybe it is the accent, and the high speed rapping because Filipinos talk so fast,” Ytterdahl said, laughing.
In describing their music on their website, the duo calls it a combination of “funky raps and laid back soul with electronic music influenced by styles such as the 80s Minneapolis sound & funk boogie, the 90s g-funk, modern electro and downtempo. But most of all, it's funky and spiritual!”
The talented duo is coming out with its debut album, "Let Me In" this summer.
Familiescenen organizer, Bella Gerardo, also a Filipino, explains her decision to feature Pinoys in this festival.
"I want to give all the Filipinos a chance to express themselves which is what we do her at SMI (Center against Incest), a chance to express themselves through music,” Gerardo told ABS-CBN Europe.
She said that taking part in the festival brings together two of SMI's causes: expression through music and talking about the community problem of incest.
Familiescenen also included another musical legend in the Oslo Pinoy music scene, Liquid Courage at the event.
Every first Saturday in June, the Norwegian capital, Oslo comes alive as the Oslo Music Festival puts up 36 different musical stages all over the city inviting local bands to perform at different venues usually outdoors in public parks, for free. The festival is supported by the Oslo city government.
N-Jin and Denial, an eclectic duo of half-Pinoy brothers, Daniel and Alex Ytterdahl performed at the Familiescenen in front of the Oslo city hall for the Senter mot Incest (SMI), an organization working for people subjected to abuse from their own kin.
The duo was enthusiastic about playing in the festival and was proud that Pinoy talents like them can be part of Oslo's annual music extravaganza.
"In Oslo, there is always someone from the Philippines representing (us) and doing a good job. Maybe it is because Filipinos like their kids to entertain the family," Daniel Ytterdahl told ABS-CBN Europe in an interview.
Asked what is Filipino about their music, "maybe it is the accent, and the high speed rapping because Filipinos talk so fast,” Ytterdahl said, laughing.
In describing their music on their website, the duo calls it a combination of “funky raps and laid back soul with electronic music influenced by styles such as the 80s Minneapolis sound & funk boogie, the 90s g-funk, modern electro and downtempo. But most of all, it's funky and spiritual!”
The talented duo is coming out with its debut album, "Let Me In" this summer.
Familiescenen organizer, Bella Gerardo, also a Filipino, explains her decision to feature Pinoys in this festival.
"I want to give all the Filipinos a chance to express themselves which is what we do her at SMI (Center against Incest), a chance to express themselves through music,” Gerardo told ABS-CBN Europe.
She said that taking part in the festival brings together two of SMI's causes: expression through music and talking about the community problem of incest.
Familiescenen also included another musical legend in the Oslo Pinoy music scene, Liquid Courage at the event.
Every first Saturday in June, the Norwegian capital, Oslo comes alive as the Oslo Music Festival puts up 36 different musical stages all over the city inviting local bands to perform at different venues usually outdoors in public parks, for free. The festival is supported by the Oslo city government.
Started in 1992 in Oslo, the festival was inspired by the Fête de la Musique or National Music Day first held in France in 1982 which was dubbed as the world's biggest international music festival.
It has since been held in other big Norwegian cities such as Trondheim and Stavanger.
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