Electrocutango is an electrotango project founded by Sverre Indris Joner, based in Oslo, Norway. Their album Felino

Felino (album)

Felino is the only album by Norwegian electronica and tango group Electrocutango, often labeled as Neotango or tango nuevo.It was first released in 2004 by Musikkoperatørene/Rapid Productions, and because of its international success, re-released in 2006 by the Argentine label Random Records and...

 was originally music created for TanGhost, a tango/theater performance based on Henrik Ibsen's

Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...

 play Ghosts

Ghosts (play)

Ghosts is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was written in 1881 and first staged in 1882.Like many of Ibsen's better-known plays, Ghosts is a scathing commentary on 19th century morality....

, directed by Per-Olav Sørensen (2004). The show was choreographed by famous Argentinian tango dancer Pablo Verón, who also acted in the performance. The music was awarded the prestigious Norwegian Edvard Award for "Best Music composed to stage/film/other art forms" in 2005. In 2006, the performance toured theaters worldwide, visiting Dramaten in Stockholm, Ivan Vazov National Theatre

Ivan Vazov National Theatre

The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is Bulgaria's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria...

 in Bulgaria, and also theaters in Prague

Prague

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, Helsinki

Helsinki

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, The Faeroe Islands, Shanghai

Shanghai

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 and Beijing

Beijing

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.

Their music is today used in tango clubs worldwide, and is popular with dancers who like neo-tango music like Tanghetto

Tanghetto

Tanghetto is a musical group based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and one of the most important on the neo tango scene.The style of Tanghetto is a blend of tango and electronic music. Formed in 2001 by producer and composer/songwriter Max Masri . Then Max Masri asked guitarist and composer Diego S...

, Gotan Project

Gotan Project

Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal , Eduardo Makaroff , and Christoph H. Müller .-History:...

, and Bajofondo Tango Club.

The project members include famous tango musicians Per Arne Glorvigen: bandoneón

Bandoneón

The bandoneón is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta típica, the tango orchestra...

 on tracks "Victoriosa" and "A Fuego Violento", and Julia Zenko: voice on "Renacere" and "Sin Piel".

External links

• Sverre Indris Joner
• TanGhost
• Pablo Verón