The Closness to Copenhagen / Danish Girls / Damer (Piger)

 The Closness to Denmark and Copenhagen for us that lived in Malmö or The Province of Scania (Skåne) had opputunities to listen to Danish Radio and watch Danish TV long before we had cable and Internet. In fact you could hear and see lots of better artists, and listen to more differetiated music than were served by The Biased Swedish Radio and TV.

Denmark served more news of Continental and International Groups and stars than Swedish Radio/TV did, and still does. The homemade "trash" from Sweden Contained numbers of so called "danceband" music and Schlagersingers that were supposed to feed the needs of the "majority" of the listeners in Sweden. The music of those bands were music, often just 3 chord tunes, and that merely was for the unique "Swedish folkparks" in the genuine countryside of Sweden, and to the restaurants that offered dancemusic between the meals and the drinks..

 Pure Trash nothing to listen to at all, and so far away you could be from some kind of quality in the shape of the world of music, or what you might think is good music. Almost shamefull to even call music...

 Sweden got some big "stars" like ABBA of course, and some other international groups in that gengre. And that´s not so bad.

But in fact Sweden and Denmark had also some fantastic great Jazz and fusion artists that were very well known abroad, But few even knew about in Sweden. The Policy of Swedens National radio called "Public Service" is still the same or even Worse today. That´s my opinion anyway.

Jazzmusic and contemporary music is considered as a music for an extraordinary exclusive bunch of listeners that seems to be hard to satisfy. So Exclusive that your chances to hear some new good jazzmusic from The  Swedish or International Jazzscenes that is if you have some small chance to hear it in the Sundayafternoons for just one or two hours a week, if your lucky!

Today, we are lucky to have Internet, both for listening to the radiostations from all over the world, and watching TV stations, and you can make your choice whenever you like.

Your own  Choice is almost awesome. But it is very sad both for young and older jazzmusicians that indeed are very good, to get their music some attention, and sometimes they don´t even know how to promote themselves anymore in a hardening competitive situation .  That´s a fact but also very sad. The best thing to do is to support these jazzcats that struggle, and give them your support. Giving them your support by going to some conserts if you have the opportunity is the best way. This music is meant to be listen to live.

 Here some very good Danish singers and artists that was very well known and loved in South of Sweden in the 80´s and 90´s

I have seen some of them live too. They are all very good!

 Lis Soerensen

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Hanne Boel

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Anne Dorte Michelsen - Før Eller Siden (Live)

 

Tusind Stykker - Anne Linnet 

Remark: She says in the beginning that many think this is a Swedish song and it is not, she wrote it , but it  became famus in Scandinavia by a Swedish singer called Björn Afzelius and thats true!

 

Sanne Salomonsen - Hvis du Forstod

Dodo And The Dodos - Vågner I Natten

Remarks: Lis Soerensen and Anne Linnet  both worked together and became first famus in Denmark and South of Sweden in a group called Shit and Chanel 70´s -80´s.