Origins

Formed on a Friday

Friday

Friday is the day between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting Monday-first conventions as recommended by the international standard ISO 8601, it is the fifth day of the week. It is the sixth day in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention as in Abrahamic tradition...

 in 2000, and deriving their name thereof, the band originates from Nuuk

Nuuk

Nuuk, is the capital of Greenland, the northernmost capital in North America and the largest city in Greenland. Located in the Nuup Kangerlua fjord, the city lies on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea and on the west coast of Sermersooq. Nuuk is the largest cultural and economic center in...

, and is arguably the most successful Greenlandic rock orchestra to date. Presently the band is located in Copenhagen, mostly due to logistical reasons. According to their web site the band labels its music "Rock from the Great White Pearl", referring to their home country.

To date they have released seven albums. Even though some of the album titles are in Greenlandic, the songs' lyrics are in both Greenlandic and English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

. The album M/S Kalaallit Nunaat is sung entirely in Greenlandic. Additionally, the 2004 album Tribute contains topical, pro-independence Greenlandic songs from the 1970s to the 1980s associated with the Home Rule Movement.

Band members

• Malik Kleist, singer
• Henrik Møller Jensen, bass
• Alex Andersen, drums
• Angunnguaq Larsen, guitar

Discography

• Inuiaat 2000 (2000)
• Saamimmiit Talerpianut (2001)
• Remix (2001)
• Eskimo Weekend - Soundtrack (2002)
• Arctic Horizons - Arctic Winther Games (2002)
• Tribute (2004)
• M/S Kalaallit Nunaat (2005)