Concerts/Special Events

Kongero is a Swedish folk music group, consisting of the four female folk singers: Lotta Andersson, Emma Björling, Sofia Hultqvist Kott, and Anna Wikénius. Kongero was formed in 2005 when the original members all met at a Nordic folk music conference. There they started singing together and found that their voices and harmonies blended perfectly, complimenting each other’s voices. Since 2005, they have performed their polyphonic acapella folk music all over Europe, Asia, and the Americas, singing in concerts and leading workshops in traditional Swedish vocal music and vocal harmonies. 

Kongero’s repertoire consists of traditional and original songs and tunes arranged by the band members. Kongero’s music tells tales of life, with moving love songs, dramatic medieval ballads, witty ditties, and spirited dances, in their native Swedish tongue. Traditionally, Swedish songs were sung solo by a woman, with Swedish mouth music most often performed solo by a man. Kongero’s polyphonic music is characterized by tight harmonies, inciting rhythms, and the clarity of their beautiful voices that bring traditional Swedish folk song into modern times. 

The Members: 

Lotta Andersson sang before she could walk and she soon joined the Sundsvall Girls Choir. She started playing the fiddle at music school, and at the age of 13 went to a fiddle camp where she found her true passion for traditional music. She holds degrees in singing, fiddle and traditional dancing after her studies at Malung Folk Music College, Falun Academy of Music and The Royal College of Music in Stockholm. In addition to singing with Kongero, she is the front figure of Swedish folk band Mission Melpa, conducts workshops with both voice and fiddle, and works with some of the foremost Swedish folk musicians. 

Emma Bjorling has been singing in choirs since the age of six, and studying both jazz and classical music before following her heart back to the traditional music that she first heard her grandfather play on the fiddle. She holds university degrees in traditional Swedish music from The Royal College of Music in Stockholm; and voice pedagogy, music theory and ensemble teaching from Ingesund College of Music. Besides singing with Kongero, Emma teaches at a folk music college, is a sought after guest teacher at colleges and universities, conducts workshops in traditional Swedish music (irl and online), writes arrangements for choirs and vocal groups all over the world, and is a member of the folk music groups LYY, Skye Consort (who performed at Folklore Village in January 2025), Lagerkvist, and Svensk Folkejul.

Maja Kamne (substituting for Sofia Hultqvist Kott) is a vocalist rooted in the contemporary Nordic folk music scene. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Swedish folk music from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and has also studied at Framnäs Folkhögskola in Piteå. As a folksinger, she continues to explore the voice’s expression in both traditional and innovative contexts. Maja is a member of the vocal trio Tonå and the experimental ensemble XTC in the XIV, has performed backing vocals for Sara Parkman, and specializes in kulning — the ancient Nordic herding call.

Anna Wikenius grew up in a rural village outside Sandviken, started playing the piano at the age of 10 and continued to sing, play and dance throughout Musical High School. She has studied classical music, jazz, pop/rock, Swedish traditional music and she holds university degrees in traditional Swedish music from The Royal College of Music in Stockholm and voice pedagogy and ensemble teaching from The Department of Music and Media in Piteå. Anna now lives in Stockholm and works at the Royal College of Music as the Director of studies. Besides Kongero, she sings in the Swedish/Finnish folk band Folk’avant. She composes a lot of material for her different bands, conducts workshops in traditional Swedish folk singing, vocal harmony singing in folk music as well as workshops in herding calls and vocal technique. Anna is also often engaged as a soloist at different events.
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