I helped an old friend Guttormur Sigfússon to publish a book “Tjáning í tónum” with his own songs that he has written during the years. There aren’t so many books available that include Icelandic accordion music properly written for the instrument so this is a nice addittion to the Icelandic accordion and dance music literature. There are 20 songs in the book and the book is available from the author and EG Tónar. – Tatu
Rússíbanar is going for a mini-tour in west-Iceland 10. – 14. September. The band will perform for children in 12 elementary schools and playing 4 “evening concerts”, total 21 performances in 5 days.
10. September Stykkishólmur – Salur tónlistarskólans at 20:30
11. September Grundafjörður – Kirkjan at 20:30
12. September Ólafsvík – Gilið at 20:30
13. September Borgarnes – Landnámssetrið at 20:30
Created an artist profile on MySpace.com. You can find it here: http://www.myspace.com/tatukantomaa
Now all old and new friends can find and add me there.
- Tatu
Ylläs soikoon! musiikkitapahtuma ja Ylläksen seitsemäs harmonikkaleiri Äkäslompolossa ovat taas ohi. Read more »
The seventh accordion course will be held in Äkäslompolo, north Finland on July 16th to 20th. The 5 day course includes private lessons for 21 participants and a concert where everyone performs for real audience. The teachers are Janne Lindgren, Visa Wirén and Tatu Kantomaa.
Äkäslompolon seitsemäs harmonikkaleiri pidetään heinäkuun 16. – 20. välisenä aikana. Read more »
What do you know about “Aconcagua”? And what does it has to do with Astor Piazzolla or his bandoneon concerto. Read more »
Finnish accordion player Reijo Kumpulainen visited Iceland in April. Reijo and Tatu played 7 concerts around Iceland for enthusiastic accordion publicum.
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