GABBAREIN "RA RISING SUN"

"Ra Rising Sun" is a track from Gabbarein's self-titled debut album, out May 3 on Our Silent Canvas Records, a non-profit record label based in Woodstock, NY. The visually captivating music video produced and directed by Ragnarok Film (Wardruna, Kalandra, Gåte) was filmed on location in Trondheim, Norway. The video for "Ra Rising Sun" offers viewers a stunning representation of the project themes exploring incredible nature sites including Trollkirka, aka Troll Church, a waterfall and natural pool in Elnesvågen, Norway. Gabbarein is the ethereal Nordic folk duo of Norwegian vocalist and sound healer Cecilie Hafstad and American composer-producer Christopher Bono. Their debut album was created entirely improvisationally in a house on the fjord in Lyngen, Norway. "Ra Rising Sun" sonically captures the awe-inducing landscapes and emotional depths realized during Gabbarein's one-of-a-kind Arctic Circle recording sessions. Cecilie Hafstad explains, "(Ra Rising Sun) is sung in a channeled 'language' that I do not consciously understand but that made perfect sense to me when I sang and created the track." She describes the lyrical themes as emphasizing the cyclical nature of life, the struggle for balance, and the profound significance of the sun as a symbol of birth, growth, and consciousness. Christopher Bono reflects, "This track is probably my personal favorite on the album; it represents something ancient, something ancestral, something beyond words. In fact, I think it is the track that best reflects our style, displaying the arc of gentleness to intensity that is a defining character of the album." As a whole, Gabbarein is a moving and powerful listening experience that transports audiences to the sublime Arctic setting of Norway’s Northern Territory, where the mystical appearance of a White Reindeer served as a spiritual guide during the recording process.