Kimmo Pohjonen - NZIAF

“An unquenchably ambitious improviser and a riveting live performer” - The Guardian (UK)

The Club will be pumping as this Finnish accordionist unleashes his incredible menagerie of sound.

Kimmo Pohjonen looks a bit like a punk rocker that had to escape a gig in a hurry and grabbed the wrong instrument on his way out. But don’t be fooled – there is nothing this muso would rather be doing than rocking an audience with his accordion. It’s something he’s now been doing for over 30 years, taking his innovative style to the world and becoming a regular at international festivals.

A king of collaborations, Pohjonen has lent his sound to everything from feature films and dance, to theatre and classical music. But it’s on stage where he truly comes into his own; an entertainer of boundless imagination, the startling sounds of his accordion combine with vocal, lighting and sound effects to create a performance that is utterly original and completely unforgettable.

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