Songwriter icon Toivo Kärki of Finland (1915-1992), often called the ‘father of Finnish tango’, would have celebrated his 90th birthday this fall. Pianist, composer, and New York resident Mika Pohjola ...
Finnish musicians have been converging on Duluth for today's start of Finnfest. They're bringing many kinds of music, from the unexpected (tango) to the largely unknown (Finnish pop and rock acts).
Back in July, there was this article in the New York Times, Finnish Tango: The Passion and the Melancholy. It could come to a surprise to some that such a heated and emotional dance from Argentina ...
Finns have a quirky sense of humour - and are a bit shy. But: Tango is THE folk music of the Finns. The documentary discovers the Finnish tango from the viewpoint of the singer Chino Laborde, the ...
Today, Tarja releases ”Tango,” her spectacular collaboration with Finnish cello metal pioneers Apocalyptica, and the latest single from her studio album Frisson Noir. Arriving alongside an official ...
SEINAEJOKI: Tango has found a lasting home in Finland, and every summer the Finns’ love affair with the dance breaks out into the open, showing that under their cool North exterior beats a warm, Latin ...
SEINAJOKI, Finland — Every July, this modest Finnish town, population 59,000, transforms several square blocks downtown into a vast dance hall. Stages are erected, tents are put up and thousands of ...