Sväng – In Trad We Trust (Galileo Music, 2020)
The masters of world music harmonica are back with a new album titled In Trad We Trust. Finnish band Sväng has been performing captivating music from Finland and other global cultures for years. On the album In Trad We Trust, Sväng returns to its Finnish roots, celebrating various folk music traditions.
In Trad We Trust dazzles with its mix of lively pieces and melancholic tunes as well. It features innovative and highly skillful harmonica-arranged versions of Finnish folk music in its diverse forms: the ancient runo-singing tradition, kantele and jouhikko style of playing, a wide-range of vocal styles and the instrumental virtuosity of the younger pelimanni music tradition.
The CD booklet, in Finnish and English, provides fascinating details about each song.
Sväng includes Eero Turkka on chromatic and diatonic harmonicas; Eero Grundström on chromatic and diatonic harmonicas; Jouko Kyhälä on harmonetta, chromatic and diatonic harmonicas; and Pasi Leino on bass harmonica.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Oh Svange! Your music, maybe a Tango, sounded a bit like Klezmer Musik, absolutely INTOXICATED ME!!! Thank you. Like Der Palast Orchester & Max Raabe & Christoph Israel, I find you late in your stunning music legacies.
I’m googling along to find more of you. Next fall or spring, post-C-19, I am booked for concerts with Raabe, and will be adding weeks to my fall or spring to find you, to wrap myself in your extraordinary musik.
Bis Spater, Martha Bergman, Texas