Uusikuu are a Finnish-German band founded in 2006 who play old Finnish dance music. The band is based in Tübingen, Germany. They are signed to the German world music label Nordic Notes.
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| Origin | Tübingen, Germany |
| Years active | 2006- |
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| Website | www |
History
editUusikuu was formed in 2006 in Tübingen, Germany and the band has mainly toured in central Europe, but also in the UK and Finland.[1] They play old Finnish dance music in the style of the golden era of Finnish tango from the 1930s to the 1960s. They also perform and record fast humppas, waltzes, slow foxtrots and swing numbers.[2] Uusikuu's lead vocalist Laura Ryhänen and violinist Mikko Kuisma are Finnish; while the other band members are German.[3] In addition to playing songs from the 20th century, band members also write new music in the same vintage style. The band has released five albums, the fifth one called Karuselli having been released in November 2022.[4]
Collaborations
editThe band has also collaborated with a number of artists and bands, such as Argentinian bandoneonist Marcelo Nisinman, Argentinian tango singer Fernando Miceli, Finnish tango singer Amadeus Lundberg, Finnish Roma singer Hilja Grönfors, Württembergische Philharmonie Orchestra Reutlingen and conductor Atso Almila,[5] and the German world music band Gankino Circus.
They have also collaborated with literature, theatre and film productions. In 2008, they were involved in making music for the 2008 film Finnischer Tango directed by Buket Alakuş.[6] In 2012, they performed the music for the German language premiere of Olga, a play by Finnish playwright Laura Ruohonen, at Landestheater Tübingen.[7] In 2016, they produced and performed KAIHO // the space in between together with UK-based physical theatre company Justice in Motion,[8] and in 2018, they produced and performed Punahilkka, a musical theatre play with Nordic Puppet Ambassadors.[9] In 2017, they worked with actor Raúl Semmler on a music and poetry programme Louhi combining readings from Finnish national epic poem Kalevala and Uusikuu's music.[10] Since 2017 they have also worked with German author Claudia Brendler on a literature and music programme Wanderlust that brings together vintage Finnish music and Brendler's travel writings.[11]
Members
editCurrent members
edit- Laura Ryhänen - vocals (2006–present)
- Mikko Kuisma - violin, vocals (2006–present)
- Norbert Bremes - accordion, backing vocals (2006–present)
- James Geier - guitar, backing vocals (2022–present)
- Florian Dohrmann - double bass, backing vocals (2022–present)
Former members
edit- Janne Sartorius - vocals (2006–2012)
- Dominic Lash - double bass (2006–2011)
- Leo Laikola - guitar, backing vocals (2006–2015)
- Sebastian Schuster - double bass (2011–2022)
- Christoph Neuhaus - guitar (2015–2022)
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Hotelli Untola (2008, Peregrina Music)
- Babylonia (2010, Humppa Records)
- Suomi-neito (2016, Nordic Notes)
- Flamingo (2019, Nordic Notes)
- Karuselli (2022, Nordic Notes)
References
edit- ^ "Suomalainen tango puree myös Keski-Euroopassa – kaiho ja luonto kiehtovat kuulijaa". Yle Uutiset. October 21, 2019.
- ^ "FolkWorld #78: CD Rezensionen". www.folkworld.eu.
- ^ "Tangoband Uusikuu - "Eine Sprache, die die finnischen Herzen sprechen"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
- ^ "Die Liebe stand im Zentrum des finnischen Tango-Abends". www.taunus-nachrichten.de.
- ^ "Finnen-Tango in farbiger Heiterkeit - Kultur regional - Reutlinger General-Anzeiger". gea.de.
- ^ "Kinostart: 28.August: "Finnischer Tango"". www.mz.de.
- ^ https://www.wueste-welle.de/redaktion/view/id/25/tab/weblog/article/32913/Olga_im_LTT.html
- ^ "Blandade internationella godsaker 100-åringen till ära". www.hbl.fi.
- ^ "Nukketeatteriarvio: Perinteinen tarina Punahilkasta saa uusia ulottuvuuksia salamyhkäisessä Vartijan tuvassa, Kuusiston piispanlinnan raunioilla". Turun Sanomat. August 24, 2018.
- ^ Germany, Schwarzwälder Bote, Oberndorf. "Freudenstadt: Die Suche nach der großen Liebe". schwarzwaelder-bote.de.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bury, Alexandra (May 13, 2022). "Eine Reise in die Weiten der Welt | SHZ". shz.de.
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