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Heikki Ruokokangas and Henkrik Hako-Rita release duo album on 4th May

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Guitarist Heikki Ruokangas continues in the spirit of the album Monologues but this time with another Oulu-based guitarist Henrik Hako-Rita. Eclipse Music releases the new album Mono and Dialogues on the 4th of May.

Ruokangas Hako-Rita is a jazz and avant-garde guitar duo from Oulu, formed in 2012. The new album consists of avant-garde solo guitar and duo material based on Ruokangas’ compositions. The music varies from delicate and melodic atmosphere to almost violent expression, where the intensity and the interaction between the musicians are essential. In addition to Finland, both members have performed around Europe and Ruokangas’ music has been released also in United Kingdom, USA and German.

Heikki Ruokangas became interested in jazz while studying at the Oulu conservatoire and has since studied jazz improvisation under Raoul Björkenheim, for instance. Ruokangas’ music paints constantly changing images to the listeners mind. The album is flowing and soft but sometimes rough, earthy play with jazz.

HEIKKI RUOKANGAS & HENRIK HAKO-RITA:
Mono and Dialogues
Eclipse Music 2018

Tracklist:
1. Merry-Go-Round
2. Summertime (Gershwin)*
3. Warma
4. Event Horizon
5. Ghost Waltz
6. The Real Boy
7. Jos lähdet Laila (Sundqvist)*
8. Mechanical Crow
9. Flamenco of Rust
10. The Last Robot

All compositions: Ruokangas, except for (*)



Upcoming concerts of the album release tour:

26.04.2018 - Töölön kirjasto, Helsinki

27.04.2018 - Raahen teatteri, Raahe

05.05.2018 - Music Library, Rovaniemi

05.05.2018 - Kylätalo, Sinettä

18.05.2018 - Voimala 1889, Oulu

19.05.2018 - Pori Art Museum, Pori

20.05.2018 - Teatteri Iltatähti, Kokkola

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