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Fredrik Kinbom connects history and Scandinavian melancholy in ‘Songs for Lap Steel & Harmonium’

todayJanuary 12, 2019

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    Fredrik Kinbom connects history and Scandinavian melancholy in ‘Songs for Lap Steel & Harmonium’ Dina Elsayed

 

Berlin-based Swedish musician Fredrik Kinbom has lived abroad for the past 20 years. It was in U.K. where a chance encounter led him to buy his first lap steel guitar, with which he started carving his signature sound.

We caught up with Kinbom to talk about learning politeness from the British, his interest in history, and spreading Scandinavian melancholy through his latest solo album, “Songs for Lap Steel & Harmonium.” 

 

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Written by: Dina Elsayed

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Choreographer and performer Kareth Schaffer on ‘Dancing Against the Far Right’

  Kareth Schaffer is a choreographer and performer who has become a regular at Tanztage, Berlin's contemporary dance festival, showcasing up and coming talents. We caught up with her ahead of "Dancing Against the Far Right," a choreographed conversation where, together with six guest speakers, Schaffer will lead a discussion with a Berlin audience around the values that dance institutions uphold. “Dancing Against the Far Right” comes to Sophiensaele this […]

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