Nive Nielsen is an inuit singer-songwriter from Nuuk, Greenland.
She just finished her debut album “nive sings!” and self-released it on her own label tuttu recordings, in Greenland only.

Nive sings about coffee and bugs and ghosts and being naughty, among others. Oh and there´s ukuleles also. Snow songs, Eskimo folk, inuit indie…

“nive sings!” was recorded over 2 years in Bristol (UK), Montreal (CAN), Tucson (AZ), San Francisco (CA), Ghent & Antwerp (BE) and in an attic in Nuuk, Greenland.

The record was produced by John Parish and Nive with additional production by Jan de Vroede and Alain Auger.

All songs are written by Nive Nielsen, and arranged by Nive & Jan de Vroede with additional horn arrangements by Jan & Ralph Carney.

The musicians who contribute on the record are: John Parish, Howe Gelb (giant sand), Ralph Carney, Patrick Carney (black keys), Eric Craven (godspeed you! Black emperor), Lisa Gamble (hrsta, evangelista), Alden Penner (clues, unicorns), Matt Bauer (Alela Diane), Alain Auger and Arlen Thompson (wolf parade). Nive also collaborated with Giant Sand, Naim Amor, Eric Matthews and others. Yay!

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http://www.myspace.com/nivenielsen