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ABOUT

Kim Warsen (1981-) is a Swedish musician, singer, composer & experimental filmmaker, known for his solo project War San,

for forming part of the critically acclaimed Spanish rock band Ginferno (2006-2014)

and for his soundtracks, performances and experimental films.

He started studying piano at six, later trumpet, singing and composition and soon became interested

in meditative music and creating soundscapes by the help of piano and unconventional percussion.

With the bands Ginferno and Los Cuantos he has released four albums and made over a hundred concerts

at Spanish clubs and festivals such as Primavera Sound, Primavera Club, Monkey Week and Faraday.

He has collaborated with musicians like Damo Suzuki (CAN) and received 2014 MINS Price

for Independent Music for Best World Music of the Year with the record Erta Ale.

In 2009 he graduated as a film director from Pedro Almodóvar´s film school ECA in Madrid

and has received nominations for his short films and soundtracks (Premio MAX, La Casa Encendida).

His lyrics and musical ideas were published in an anthology on literary creativity in the underground

rock music: "The Fist and the Lyric” (El Puño y la Letra) by Luis Boullosa, together with lyricists and musicians

such as Pete Simonelli (Enablers), Aidan Moffat (Arab Strap) and Michael Gira (Swans).

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