"Mi Retorno" - Duo Milla Viljamaa & Johanna Juhola

• artist:
  Duo Milla Viljamaa & Johanna Juhola
• country:
  Finland
• region:
  Scandinavia
• release year:
  2007
• style(s): Folk Tango Nuevo
• formats:
  • audio file
  • CD (Compact Disc)
• record submitted by:
  Johanna Juhola
• label:
  Texicalli Records Oy
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Johanna Juhola: accordions, accordina, composing
Milla Viljamaa: piano, harmonium, composing

Finnish tango nuevo!

"Finnish tango is not what it used to be, due to the young folk musicians pianist Milla Viljamaa and accordionist Johanna Juhola. They have distinct composing styles: Viljamaa's straightforward approach balances Juhola's mysteriousness and creative fury, or vice versa."
Kaisa Pastila, Eeva magazine July 2007 (Duo Milla Viljamaa & Johanna Juhola: Mi Retorno album review)

"Milla Viljamaa ja Johanna Juhola have proven their skills with Astor Piazzolla. On the tango duo's second album piano and accordion converse open-mindedly. The tango has a sound that is exciting, restless even, elegantly passionate. This is music to take along for a summer evening."
Tuija Halmekoski, Anna magazine 14.6.2007 (Duo Milla Viljamaa & Johanna Juhola: Mi Retorno album review)

"The pieces are more hopeful, funny and playful than the sombre classics of the Finnish tango tradition. Yet they are just as much in touch with the soul, only in a more urban environment. The most delightful example of this is "Tango Hississä" (Tango in an elevator) with Pekka Kuusisto's playful violin."
Tero Salonen, Aamuposti newspaper 29.6.2007 (Duo Milla Viljamaa & Johanna Juhola: Mi Retorno album review)