Frisk Luft ('Fresh Air') is a Norwegian gospel group.
Gospel music is a genre of Christian music. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is composed and performed for many purposes, including aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, and as an entertainment product for the marketplace. Gospel music usually has dominant vocals with Christian lyrics. Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th century, with roots in the black oral tradition. Hymns and sacred songs were often repeated in a call and response fashion. Most of the churches relied on hand clapping and foot stomping as rhythmic accompaniment. Most of the singing was done a cappella. The first published use of the term "gospel song" probably appeared in 1874. The original gospel songs were written and composed by authors such as George F. Root, Philip Bliss, Charles H. Gabriel, William Howard Doane, and Fanny Crosby. Gospel music publishing houses emerged. The advent of radio in the 1920s greatly increased the audience for gospel music. Following World War II, gospel music moved into major auditoriums, and gospel music concerts became quite elaborate.
It was founded in 1972 as Frisk Luft (Mot åndelig forurensning). It consisted of Rune Larsen, Ivar Skippervold, Arnold Børud and Kjell Fjalsett, and since all are accomplished musicians outside of the group as well, Frisk Luft had been called the first Christian supergroup in Norway. [1]
Rune Larsen is a Norwegian journalist, singer, musician, record producer and television presenter.
Ivar Skippervold is a Norwegian singer and musician.
Arnold Børud is a Norwegian singer, musician and record producer.
Frisk Luft released the album Gospel Live in 1973. The suffix, which means 'Against Spiritual Pollution', was dropped when the group released its second LP, Frisk Luft 2 in 1975. The group became inactive but made a comeback many years later, releasing Lifetime Friends in 2000 and I'll Never Find Another You in 2004. [1]
