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Hakon Skogstad: 8 Concepts of Tango

Read "8 Concepts of Tango" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Pianist Håkon Skogstad's 8 Concepts of Tango is a bold and ambitious exploration of nuevo tango, drawing motivation from Astor Piazzolla. Skogstad sets out to acknowledge Piazzolla's groundbreaking work, expand the boundaries of the genre, and carve out his own musical identity. The eight original compositions were crafted to showcase the nuances and complexities of the form and capitalize on the musical talents of experienced musicians such as Andreas Rokseth and Asbjørg Ryeng on bandonéon, Sveinung Lillebjerka and Anders Larsen ...

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Hakon Skogstad: 8 Concepts of Tango

Read "8 Concepts of Tango" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Any time an instrumental group includes a bandoneon in the lineup, that provides a pretty good idea as to where its sentiments lie. Norwegian-born pianist Hakon Skogstad includes not one but two bandoneons in his octet, and as if that were not enough in the way of a definitive clue, has named his latest album 8 Concepts of Tango. Skogstad, to state the obvious, is wedded to the tango, a conclusion to which his half-dozen earlier albums ...

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Hakon Skogstad: Two Hands To Tango

Read "Two Hands To Tango" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Frank Zappa, guitarist/composer/provocateur, once called the tango the dance of unbridled passion. This from the stage in his introduction to a tango music performance. It was one tune in a madcap Mothers of Invention concert. He had something there. In its beginnings--in the late nineteenth century--the dance and the music that accompanied the tango steamed up in the border region between Argentina and Uruguay, basking in the glow of the red lights in the river ports. BeginnIng in the late ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

8 Concepts of Tango

Øra Fonogram
2024

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Two Hands To Tango

Avantango Records
2018

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