Jazz Articles about Asgeir and Mo

Asgeir & Mo: Danza de Andalucia

by Eyal Hareuveni
September 11, 2012

In the same manner that jazz is a musical genre not only because of its origins in the Afro-American cultural legacy but more important due to its liberating spirit, so, too, can flamenco music not just be bound to its southern Spain, Andalusian borders. Stavanger, Norway-based flamenco guitarist Asgeir Aarøen and classical violinist Bjarte Mo suggest, on their debut album, that flamenco music is already a universal musical language that draws inspiration and reference musical traditions from all over the ...