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	Kevin Johansen + The Nada (Argentina) Born in Alaska and raised in Argentina, the bilingual singer-songwriter is a natural poster child of a new cultural order. "I'm fully Spanglish," says Johansen, "to me English and Spanish are one language. Whatever comes out, comes out." An inexhaustible genre fusionist, in the vein of Franco-Spanish troubadour Manu Chao, David Byrne or Mexico's Café Tacuba, Johansen seamlessly blends styles (blues and country, reggae, salsa, tango and candombe, chanson and so on) as easily as he switches between languages. The outcome of this is what he calls cumbia flamenco, Celtic sambarera, popklore and zydeco rush. Kevin's lyrics, which he presents in a wonderfully husky, low voice, are full of references and double entendres, as is the music itself - which mixes guitars and glockenspiel, saxophone and strings as well as drums and flute. Johansen is at the forefront of the self-proclaimed "Subtropicalista" movement. Like the original "Tropicalistas" - Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, among others - who radicalized Brazilian music in the 1960s and '70s, the Subtropicalistas, including Brazilian musician Paulinho Moska and Uruguay's Jorge Drexler, aim to sway audiences away from "La Vida Loca"-style tunes and introduce more sophisticated Latino music to a broader audience. Kevin will be back in Europe in July 2010 and he is available for festivals. This tour will be part of the promotional campaign of Argentina which will be Guest of Honor of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2010. Tour Dates 2010: coming soon Short Info: origin: Argentina next touring period: july 2010, oct 2010 line up: voc/g, charango/g, e-g, fl/sax, fl/sax, b/voc, d, perc booking territory: DE, AT, CH, DK, SE, NO, FIN, Baltic States, Benelux, F & on request upcoming release: Best of ... 2010, label/distribution: Sony Downloads: Kevin Johansen's Bio [PDF] Links: www.kevinjohansen.com www.myspace.com/kevinjohansenmyspace www.youtube.com/kevinjohansenvideos « back to overview