Mopti (band)

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Mopti
Origin Oslo, Norway
Genres Jazz
Years active2008–present
Labels Cuneiform Records
Members Christian Meaas Svendsen
Andreas Wildhagen
David Aleksander Sjølie
Kristoffer Eikrem
Harald Lassen
Website mopti.no

Mopti (established 2008 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian experimental jazz band. [1] [2] [3]

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Band members

Honors

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 Brauer, Camilla Slaattun (2012-07-17). "Mopti vant Jazzintro". JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  2. Brauer, Camilla Slaattun. "Mopti vant Jazzintro". EdinburghJazzFestival.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  3. "Mopti Biography" (PDF) (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  4. 1 2 Wicklund, Erling (2013-09-17). "MOPTI utfordrer". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  5. "MOPTI & Bendik Baksaas - Bits & Pieces". Musical reviews (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. Retrieved 2015-05-02.