Member Since: 10/7/2006
Band Website: rikkelie.dk
Band Members: Musicians playing on "Near the Angels": NANA OSIBIO (electric bass) - AFONSO CORREA (drums, cabasa) - MAJA ROMM (electric guitar) - BEN BESIAKOV (piano) - KLAVS NORDSØ (congas) - RIKKE LIE (western guitar, vocals)
Musicians playing on "State of Mind": SOMA ALLPASS (cello) - MAJA ROMM (electric guitar) - RIKKE LIE (grand piano, vocals)
Musicians playing on "IOU": ASSI ROAR (electric bass) - JACOB HØYER (drums) - BEN BESIAKOV (rhodes, strings) - JENS WINTHER (trumpet) - AFONSO CORREA (percussion) - RIKKE LIE (vocals)
Musicians playing on "Cold Breeze Coming In": DAWDA JOBARTEH (chora) - RIKKE LIE (vocals, electric guitar)
Influences: I am influenced by all the music I heard since I was a little girl.
I started playing classical piano when I was 8 years old and I loved the small MOZART sonatinas and also KABALEWSKI's more dark pieces.
At an early age I was introduced to and got hooked on BILLIE HOLIDAY and has been ever since.
JONI MITCHELL appeared in my universe when I was 15 years old and still is part of my musical being.
PRINCE was cool to shake my .... to and he still is!!
BOB MARLEY wrote a song about almost every issue you can think of and I love them all.
Alongside of my own music I started playing west african highlife music in 1996 and since then I have been introduced to great songwriters and bands from Ghana, Nigeria, Mali and Ivory Coast a.o.
And of course...
BOB DYLAN, RICKIE LEE JONES, MARVIN GAYE, ARETHA FRANKLIN, STEVIE WONDER and SUZANNE VEGA.
And...
MILES DAVIS, HERBIE HANCOCK, SHIRLEY HORN, CHET BAKER, JOHN COLTRANE, WAYNE SHORTER...
Not to forget...
TAJ MAHAL, OUMOU SANGARE, SALIF KEITA, ALPHA BLONDY, HARRY BELAFONTE, MIRIAM MAKEBA...