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Eine Band aus Dänemark, und auf die Bühne strömen jetzt neun junge Musiker mit Saxophon, Posaune, Trompete, Gitarre, Klavier, Kontrabass, Schlagzeug, Akkordeon und Geige. “Wie viele von euch haben vorher noch nie traditionelle dänische Musik erlebt?
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Picture a typical summer festival somewhere in Europe. It is getting late, the sun has gone down, and the audience gather in front of the main stage. No-one knows exactly what is going to happen now, and people are curious. Finally, the compere introduces the next performers, a band from Denmark, and out on stage come nine young men with saxophone, trombone, trumpet, guitar, keyboard, double bass, drums, accordion and violin. "How many of you have never, ever heard traditional Danish music?", shouts the fiddler to the audience, and a forest of hands shoots up. "That many? We'll have to do something about that! Ladies and gentlemen: it's party time!". The music that ensues is traditional, racing, up-tempo dance music from Denmark: polkas, jigs, reels and hopsas. The audience goes wild, dancing breaks out: some dance in couples, some improvise, others just bounce happily on the spot, while horn riffs, guitar solos and salsa piano mix it with the more traditional-sounding violin and accordion.
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