Sagor & Swing were a Swedish instrumental

Instrumental

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 duo that fused disparate musical genres such as jazz

Jazz

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, electronic music

Electronic music

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, and Scandinavia

Scandinavia

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n folk music

Folk music

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. The band consisted of Eric Malmberg

Eric Malmberg

Eric Malmberg is a musician from Sweden. Previously a member of the duo Sagor & Swing , in 2005 he released his first solo album, Den gåtfulla människan . The album consists only of sounds played on the Hammond organ...

 (organ, synthesizer

Synthesizer

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), and Ulf Möller (drums

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). The band's sound was defined by Malmberg's distinctive organ playing. A major source of inspiration was organist Bo Hansson

Bo Hansson

Bo Hansson was a Swedish musician best known for his four instrumental albums released in the 1970s.-Early life and musical career:...

 (formerly of Hansson & Karlsson

Hansson & Karlsson

Hansson & Karlsson was a Swedish duo consisting of Bo Hansson och Janne Carlsson . The name Karlsson being written with a K instead of a C in the name of the band was initially just a mis-print in an early poster .The band was active in the last few years of the 1960s and played instrumental jazz...

), who collaborated with the group in a number of performances.

The duo formed in 1999, and released four albums between 2001 and 2004. They disbanded for unknown reasons after their fourth album. Malmberg continues to work as a solo artist, releasing his first album in 2005.

Discography

• Orgelfärger (Hapna H5 CD, 2001)
• Melodier och fåglar (Hapna H8 CD, 2002)
• Allt hänger samman (Hapna H12 CD, 2003)
• Orgelplaneten (Hapna H16 CD, 2004)