Description
A magnificent voice, a personal sound and hard work. Plus a band that sticks together through thick and thin. Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado's success at home and abroad hasn't happened by itself.
A mug of Nescafé steams away in the band's little practice room in Copenhagen's Vesterbro district. It's a classic setting, with instruments everywhere, the obligatory ashtrays and empty beer cans, and the total absence of vacuum cleaners and cleaning agents. It looks like one of those familiar music rooms in a state of creative chaos where dreams thrive, but where actually hitting the road and turning dreams into reality is a different story.
Here, however, things are the complete opposite. Thorbjørn Risager and his band are light years away from any dream state. They belong to the top strata of the Scandinavian blues scene, making themselves heard like few others.