“Truly Sweden’s best kept secret. Johanna is the epitome of a true musician. Her music, carefully crafted, honest and real, will hit you in the heart.”
Once upon a time
Johanna is born in the north of Sweden, Kramfors. Several years ago when she returned with her sister to be part of Cisternfestivalen 2009, she found an abandoned chapel by the river Ångermanälven. This was one of her first performances together with her sister.
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Johanna Wedin-Duda, aka Black pudding poetry, is an alternative singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and DIY producer based in the south of Sweden. She’s been captivating audiences with her voice and stage presence for years in different and exiting settings. The dancer and choreographer Ulrika Wedin and the drummer Andreas Axelsson has been one of her favorite experimental collaborations. You will find her in intimate festivals and venues, sometimes subways, living rooms and gardens, often restoring places and buildings.
Her music has travelled the world and ended up in projects like the Russian documentary and stereotype-braking “Eating An Elephant” where young people with Down syndrome performs for the UN and the South Korean music video promoting female movie producers and directors.
Johanna has written songs since an early age and has both studied and been teaching music. She has also done several music and art projects with people suffering from mental health issues. Her almost obsessive relationship with her instruments has been the foundation of her life and songwriting. Her lyrics are often accompanied by a comforting darkness. Usually Johanna performs alone, but whenever possible she continues collaborate with Ulrika Wedin.
Pain is adding a special dimension, gradually altering the musical horizon. Now more than ever she carefully choose where, when and what to play. Limitations have always helped her to develop her way of playing and are still strengthening melodic and harmonic awareness. In music johanna continues to explore and celebrate “less is more”, the practice of Wabi Sabi, Lo-fi sounds and new ways of performing and recording.
I love what's not possible to repeat, unpredictable audience and things you say or sing just once, and that’s perhaps part of why my album has not yet been released.
The release party for the upcoming EP has been postponed. For updates visit ”News”.
“Her honesty through song is raw and so needed in these times that we live in. Thank you Johanna for blessing the Blue Monday stage with your heart and artistry.”
Foto: Kirsty McLean Bar Wotever London
“Jag dras till det otröstliga och vaggar det med min musik. I det djupaste allvar föds det största skrattet.”
Singer-songwriter Johanna Wedin-Duda, aka Black pudding poetry, har sedan barnsben en intensiv kärleksrelation till sina instrument och gnolar sig fram för att vagga, vyssa och vältra sig i känslor. Johannas texter rör sig mellan tröstlös tragedi, svart humor och villkorslös kärlek och mellansnacket levereras lika enkelt, skyddslöst och innerligt som hennes musik.
Johanna var 9 år och hade fiolen och etyder i ena handen, stråken och folkmusiken i andra när discolåten ”Knock on wood” med Amii Stewart exploderade i fötterna 1979. Samtidigt scendebuterade hon med psalmen ”Blott en dag” för sina klasskamrater på roliga timmen. Kanske märks redan här att Johanna rör sig mellan flera genrer, uttryck och musikaliska samarbeten. Hennes musik kan bl.a. höras i amerikansk skräckpod, rysk dokumentär, sydkoreansk och feministisk kampanjvideo samt i andra kreativa projekt utanför Sverige.
“Och även när trasigt blir trendigt känns missljuden i människan och musiken - de som verkligen inte går att promota och sälja - mest intressanta.”
“Jag applåderar i takt med dina hjärtklappningar, du ska veta att du är önskad här i världen”