Kakafon Records | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

A trip to Karelia in search of her roots. To her grandfather's apple orchard, where he planted 200 apple trees with hope of the future. Later on came the Finnish Winter War and everything must be forsaken. Anna Heikkinen & Längtans Kapell brings a power, a strong presence and a delicate musical dialogue in a personal interpretation of the Finnish tango tradition on their debut album: Omenatango. The quartet explored the Finnish tango with attention to both the music materials and their individual expressions. In a musical tradition with many well-known predecessors, they have developed an advanced, heartfelt interaction and their own sound. Ida Gillner’s lyrical soprano saxophone, Leonor Palazzo’s powerful cello, Larisa Ljungkrona-Mönttinens dynamic accordion and Anna Heikkinen’s poignant vocal are intertwined in songs both in Swedish and Finnish.