Artist description Afenginn [a´fengin:](Oldnordic) intoxicate, strength. Afenginn is a Danish five-piece orchestra playing original ”folkmusic á la devil-may-care”. The music is a hotchpotch of different styles, containing odd meters, wildness, energy and catchy melodies, but also moments of meditation and melancholy. HEP! The musical universe of Afenginn is an exciting meeting between the slavic Eastern Europe, odd time signatures, balkan-beats, crazy polkas, nordic landscapes and an uncontrollable desire to let the genres flirt with each other. The orchestra is therefore often balancing between the classically composed and the more improvisational, inspired from jazz. The concerts are characterized by great energy and sheer madness, which together with an intensive and spell-bindning stageperformance makes an Afenginn show a big experience, both for a young and old, dancing or listening audience.

Music Style Folkmusic á la devil-may-care

Musical Influences Bazaar, Hedningarna, Kol Simcha, Goran Bregovic, and many many others

Artist History Formed in 2002. Since then the orchestra has with great success played at several folk -rock and -jazz venues in Denmark, including: Etnorama, Cph.; Odense Folk Festival, Odense; Kulturstationen, Nakskov; Operaen Christiania, Cph.; Jazzhouse Dexter, Odense.

Group Members The members of Afenginn are: Name: Niels Skovmand Age: 27 years Instrument: Violin Niels is educated at The Royal Danish Academy of Music and his remarkably lyrical and beautiful way of playing adds a very delicate sound in the music of Afenginn. Mr Skovmand has a passion for the glowing tango and he is not afraid of standing forward as a soloist and deliver the most lovely tones.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Rasmus Krřyer Age: 28 years Instrument: Clarinet & Bassclarinet Rasmus is studying Musicology at the University of Copenhagen and was, for many years, a student of Lee Morgan of the Royal Danish Orchestra. Mr Krřyer is a real daredevil once he breaks loose playing a solo on the clarinet. His playing reveals the wildest klezmer-vibes alongside the elegant propagation of sweet melancholic feelings... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Andrzej Krejniuk Age: 23 years Instrument: bass Andrzej is self-taught and has his roots in Poland. Mr Krejniuk excels in jazz and with his musical jazz improvisations, he throws even more styles into the big melting pot of Afenginn. His playing varies from the rock solid polish polka bass to the sublime solos which always leave the audience and the rest of the band gaping... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Rune Kofoed Age: 28 years Instrument: drums Rune has been travelling on most of the planet in his search to refine the art of drumming and thus he ticks forward like a clock whether the music runs in 4/4, 7/8, 5/4 or something else. With his energetic style, Mr Kofoed is contributing a good portion of punch to the folk fusion... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Kim Nyberg Age: 27 years Instrument: mandolin Kim is studying Musicology at the University of Copenhagen and is the composer and driving force of Afenginn. Mr Nyberg is from Finland and has by use of the tones of his home country produced a golden row of tunes. As soon as the music is playing, the sparkling Finnish music devil jumps out on the stage and won’t stop till the audience has fallen or danced their mind out...

Instruments Mandolin, violin, clarinet, bass, drums

Albums Tivoli Invaliid EP

Press Reviews DR Kulturnyt (Danish national radio) “…New phenomena on the folk music scene”. Gaffa (Danish music magazine) “… The musical conduct bears the impression of a huge musical reserve and breadth of view...” Odense Folk Festival ”…High octane kick-ass party music…” “…Afenginn´s concert was a roaring success”. Soundvenue.com (concert review) ”…Besides the thoroughly arranged tunes Afenginn also offers five competent musicians who really knows how to convey the happiness (sometimes sadness) and intensity that inhibits folk music everywhere, so I can do nothing but recommend this energetic and capable orchestra to everyone – even to the people who doesn’t normally listen to folk music.”

Additional Info info@afenginn.dk

Location Copenhagen, Danmark - Denmark

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