Tango-orkesteri Unto

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Tango-orkesteri Unto Dream Team of the Finnish Tango Pirjo Aittomäki - vocals Timo Alakotila - piano Johanna Juhola - accordeon Mauno Järvelä - violin Petri Hakala - guitar Hannu Rantanen - double bass The key incredients of the Finnish tango are longing and passion. Tango-orkesteri Untos music is firmly rooted in both. The six virtuosos led by pianist-arranger Timo Alakotila salute the classic Finnish tango repertoire with their freshly nuanced and powerful renditions of works by Unto Mononen and Toivo Kärki, the most prominent composers of the genre. The varied musical backgrounds of Untos musicians - from world music and jazz to theatre music and tango nuevo – imprint their music with a wealth of influences, freedom of playing and depth of interpretation. Untos music breaths and flows with exceptional freedom. Tango Orchestra Unto, named after the great Unto Mononen, was founded in 1998 at the initiative of the Finnish Performing Music Promotion Centre to promote Finnish tango at EXPO98 in Lisbon. Since then, the band has performed mainly abroad, with a warm reception from the audiences and the press alike. The successes in recent years include sold out concerts in Vienna at the Jeunesse Festival (2009) and FolkBaltica Festival in Germany (2007). In July 2009 the band performed at the City of London Festival at an event dedicated to the Finnish tango. On their first album, Finnish Tango, released by ARC Music in 2003, Tango-orkesteri Unto interpretes a fine selection

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Finnish Tango

Finnish Tango: Dark Wings of the Night

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Bob's 2010 Tango Mix

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Finnish tango (feat. Maria Kalaniemi)

Finnish Tango Vol. 2 - Kylmä Rakkaus

Yön Tummat Siivet

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Rhythm on Disc 2004 01

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Finnish Tango Vol II - Kylmä Rakkaus (Cold Love)

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Finnish Tango, Vol. 2

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FINNISHtango

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Dark Wings Of The Night

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Finnish Tango, Vol. 2 (Tango Orkesteri Unto)

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