"One of my absolute favourite Swedish bands, Isla del Rojo [...] they make music inspired by Bolivian folk music, Swedish pop, jazz, film music and folk music" - Anna von Hausswolff Although the term folk music has only been used since sometime in the 19th century, people have enjoyed it a lot longer than that. It's literally the people's music. And, while it often describes music that is traditional and bound by customs, because of the inherent democracy of its meaning, it not only allows, but encourages any people to define and create their own folk music. Isla del Rojo is doing exactly that. Comprised of Swedish guitar player and composer Daniel ?gren (Sarah Riedel, Musette) and Danish drummer Ulrik Ording (Anna von Hausswolff), Isla del Rojo blends various South American styles of music_with a particular focus on the Peruvian Huayno tradition_with Swedish pop, film music, folk and jazz. By mixing analog synths with flutes and woodwinds (such as the quena, played by Per "Rusktr?sk" Johansson), strings with percussions, they create music that is at the same time traditional and modern, South American and Scandinavian, romantic and festive, peaceful and and energetic, fitting equally well on a movie screen as on a Bolivian dance floor.
