Torgeir Vassvik (born 3 October 1962 in

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musician and composer. Vassvik combines

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with drum and traditional instruments,.MIC- Music Information Centre Norway
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Discography

*''Sáivu'', (

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2006), producer

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*''Sápmi'', (

2009), producer

Jan Martin Smørdal Jan Martin Smørdal (born 14 October 1978 in Horten) is a Norwegian composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. Smørdal holds a master's degree in Jazz Performance, and composition from the Norwegian Academy of Music and has studied with Henrik ...

*''Gákti'', ( Heilo 2019), producer Torgeir Vassvik,

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References

External links

Torgeir Vassvik
at folkemusikk.no (in Norwegian)

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