Unni Boksasp is a warm and imaginative singer who draws you into the heart of Norway. Her fresh arrangements of folk songs and original compositions have twice earned her a national traditional singing championship as well as a Norwegian Grammy Award. The purity of Unni’s voice, her charisma, and the vitality and joy of the entire ensemble ensures you are in for a treat.
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Free 30-minute special lecture precedes performance at 6:30 p.m. in Babka Theatre. A program of Arts Midwest, the 2017–2019 Arts Midwest World Fest cycle is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, The Hearst Foundations, 3M, the Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN program, the Kaufman Family Fund for Israeli Cultural Exchange, the Nordic Culture Fund, and Music Norway. Arts Midwest is also generously supported by the Iowa Arts Council.