Biography

SIGU [see-guh] is the nick name for Johannes Sigurdsen. Johannes origins from Ikerasak, Greenland. But lives as full-time music-teacher and musician in the capital Nuuk. Johannes Sigurdsens music career began as a guitarist and as a keyboard player for a band called @Uummat. Formed by @Jenseeraq back in 2009. Uummat released two albums (Tusaannga 2010 & Toornat Akornnani 2011). Johannes started way back in 2016 with writing his own songs. It all began after he lost someone close to him by suicide. Out of sorrow came "Ujartaraat Qaamaneq". Which was the first song Johannes ever wrote, and would later become title for his debut-album. "Ujartaraat Qaamaneq" 2022. Johannes' project SIGU [see-guh] got luckily funded from Koda Greenland & Eqqumiitsuliornermik aningaasaateqarfik. He would later find Kristoffer Jul Reenberg, Angerla Siegstad, Titken Jakobsen, Paaliit Berthelsen Mølgaard, Nukannguaq Kajusen & Jonas Lundsgaard Nilsson. Other guests in the album were: Jensia Højgaard Dam, Malu Falck Petersen, Veronica Wilhjelm Geisler, Frederik K. Elsner & Hansinnguaq Lennert. Mixed by: Louise Nipper, Soundscape Studios. Mastered by: Brian Mørk Hansen. The band never rehearsed together. But still managed to release an entire album.