Electrocutango is an electrotango project founded by Sverre Indris Joner, based in

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. Their first album ''

Felino Felino (Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Parma. As of 2011 it had a population of 8,621. History The town develope ...

'' is mainly original music created for ''TanGhost'', a tango/theater performance based on Henrik Ibsen's play '' Ghosts'', directed by Per-Olav Sørensen (2004). The show was choreographed by famous Argentinian tango dancer

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, who also acted in the performance. The music was awarded the prestigious Norwegian Edvard Award for "Best Music composed to stage/film/other art forms" in 2005. In 2006, the performance toured theaters worldwide, visiting

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in Stockholm,

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in Bulgaria, and also theaters in

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and

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. Electrocutango released their second CD, ''Adrenalina'', in April 2011. The release-tour included venues in Buenos Aires like Club Catedral, Sanata Bar, Notorious and La Viruta. During their concert in Academia Nacional de tango, Sverre Indris Joner was given the honorary title "Academico Correspondiente" of the academy by the president

Horacio Ferrer Horacio Ferrer (June 2, 1933 – December 21, 2014) was a Uruguayan-Argentine poet, broadcaster, reciter and tango lyricist. He is particularly well known for having composed the lyrics for tangos by Astor Piazzolla, such as ''Balada para un loc ...

. During their tour to Buenos Aires Electrocutango collaborated with the French VJ Pierre Malacarnet who was making live VJ-ing and projections during their shows. A video of the song "Tango del Gringo" was filmed during the tour and is currently present on YouTube and other sites. The third album "Contrastes" is being released summer 2021 with all songs released as digital singles.

Members

The project-members on the first CD ''Felino'' are Sverre Indris Joner - piano, composer, producer, programmer, arranger. Odd Hannisdal - violin. Frode Larsen - violin. Steinar Haugerud - double bass.

Per Arne Glorvigen Per Arne Glorvigen (born 2 June 1963, in Drammen) is a Norwegian musician and composer, particularly known as a bandoneon and tango player. He is mentioned as one of the world's leading contemporary bandoneon players and "wizard of the buttons" ( ...

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on tracks "Victoriosa" and "A Fuego Violento". Julia Zenko - vocals on "Renacere" and "Sin Piel". The project-members on the second CD ''Adrenalina'' are: Sverre Indris Joner - piano, composer, producer, programmer, arranger. Odd Hannisdal - violin. Mikael Augustsson - bandoneón. Steinar Haugerud - double-bass. Antonio Torner - drums. Julia Zenko - vocals on "Yo soy maria". The project-members on the third CD ''Contrastes'' are: Sverre Indris Joner - piano, composer, producer, programmer, arranger. Odd Hannisdal - violin. Andreas Rokseth - bandoneón. Steinar Haugerud - double-bass. Andreas Bye - drums. Viktoria Anchissi Joner- vocals on "Penumbra".

References

External links

Official site

Sverre Indris Joner

Pablo Verón

Electrocutango on Facebook
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