Thulla

Thulla

Thulla (Thulla Christina Wamberg), born September 6, 1963 in Copenhagen, is a Danish folk/pop and jazz singer. Autodidact in music, words, images and sound, mainly influenced, as she states, by Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Marilyn Monroe and Björk. She had several great Jazz musicians from Denmark in her bands, the Thulla's Organic Orchestra (Ben Besiakov, (p), Dan Hemmer (ho), Hugo Rasmussen (b), Frands Rifbjerg (d), Lisbeth Diers (perc), and 2005 the Thullabandulla Band (Dan Hemmer (keys), Guffi Pallesen (b), Rune Harder Olesen (perc). The songs are mainly her own compositions and lyrics, mixed with international standards. Her newest band Thulla's Merry-go-round (2017), count Marie Louise Schmidt (Vox Continental, harmonica, keys), Eva Malling (bass) and on the album: Poul Achton (dr). Live on drums/perc: Jesper Uno. Thulla has a bachelor of Danish Literature from KUA, 1990. . . Received the National Arts Foundation's 2-year music-grant 2000. Has received several grants, including from the State Art Foundation. Toured all over Denmark with "Thulla's Organic Orchestra" as well as "Thullabandulla Band". Performed at Beijings Jazz Festival 2008. Participated in portraits on DR2, DR1, TV2 and Channel 4. Composed soundtrack for Greenland scientist John Andersen's book "Around Greenland", 2009. Contributed as a singer and composer to other projects, including Universal Funk - Later Black Lillies. Chiefeditor of the Composers' Association DJBFA's member magazine KOMPOST 2008-2012. Thulla's first album was released in 1999. Her records are sold in Denmark as in Germany, Japan and Portugal.

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