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04-May-2012
Kimmo Pohjonen Tours with Accordion Wrestling and Uniko - Finland, Slovenia, Portugal, Holland, UK,by Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 Accordion Wrestling is a sport, theater, dance, music performance art piece conceived by Kimmo Pohjonen. The performance, featuring Pohjonen and Finnish wrestlers, is a modern spin on the Finnish tradition from the 1900s, when the accordion was used as a musical accompaniment for wrestling matches.The performance premiered in Turku in 2011, and now travels to UK, the Netherlands and New York. Kimmo Pohjonen is travelling also to Denmark, as he will perform Uniko with Samuli Koskinen and Proton String Quartet at Roskilde festival on 7 July. Pohjonen, Kosminen and Kronos Quartet will take Uniko also to Ostrava, Czech Republik (12 July) and Budapest, Hungary (23 October). The famous accordionist is also releasing a new record with folk singer Heikki Laitinen, covering traditional murder ballads. May 13: Helsinki, Finland - Espanlava (Kimmo Pohjonen and Romanian street musicians) 19:00-20:00 May 22: Ljubljana, Slovenia - Druga Godba festival (Soundbreaker film screening) May 20: Helsinki, Finland - Kallio Kukki festivaali Harjun nuorisotalo (Saana and Kimmo Pohjonen - The Alcoholic Atheists) June 30: Águeda, Portugal - Festim (solo) June 29: Águeda, Portugal - Festim (solo) June 19: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Holland Festival, Stadsschouwburg (Kimmo Pohjonen / Helsinki Nelson - Accordion Wrestling) June 18: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Holland Festival, Stadsschouwburg (Kimmo Pohjonen / Helsinki Nelson - Accordion Wrestling) June 8: London, UK - York Hall (Kimmo Pohjonen / Helsinki Nelson - Accordion Wrestling) SoundUK June 6: Manchester, UK - Royal Northern College of Music (Kimmo Pohjonen / Helsinki Nelson - Accordion Wrestling) SoundUK |