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Letkiss
Letkajenkka, also known as Letkajenkaa in English and many other languages, is a Finnish dance. History of the music genre letkajenkka/letkis Letkajenkka / letkis is a music genre and a general noun as well as two songs by the same name ("Letkajenkka" and "Letkis") as proper nouns, after which the genre got its name; jenkka, on the other hand, is a general noun, a music and dance genre like waltz. The popular music genre and the ensuing dance craze were at their hottest during 1963–1965. Letkajenkka is based on the idea of performing Jenkka music using non-traditional instruments. Traditional instruments for playing the jenkka, a Finnish traditional folk dance, are instruments such as the violin and accordion. In the early 1960s some composers thought of writing jenkka tunes for more contemporary bands with more modern instruments, such as wind instruments (for a more swing-like jenkka) and amplified instruments like electric guitars, basses, and drums (a more rock 'n' roll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunny Hop
The bunny hop is a novelty dance created at Balboa High School in San Francisco in 1952."New Pop Records" ''''. January 26, 1953. It is a , sometimes also referred to as a "party" or "dance party" dance. History The dance has been generally done to 's |
Małżeństwo Z Rozsądku
''Marriage of Convenience'' ( pl, Małżeństwo z rozsądku) is a Polish Musical film, musical comedy from 1966 directed by Stanisław Bareja. Cast * Daniel Olbrychski – Andrzej * Elżbieta Czyżewska – Joanna * Bohdan Łazuka – Edzio Siedlecki * Hanka Bielicka – Joanna's mother * Bogumił Kobiela – „engineer” Kwilecki * Wiesława Kwaśniewska – Magda * Jacek Fedorowicz – director * Wojciech Pokora – secret agent * Andrzej Zaorski – visual artist * Wojciech Rajewski – professor Lipski * Bolesław Płotnicki – Joanna's father * Kazimierz Wichniarz – Magda's father * Janina Romanówna – aunt Edzia * Alicja Bobrowska – mrs. Kwilecki * Cezary Julski – Burczyk's helper * Jarema Stępowski – painting marchand * Tadeusz Chyła – band leader * Stanisław Bareja – man buying a suit * Witold Dębicki – Majk * Wiesław Michnikowski – agent * Gerard Wilk – dancer References 1961 films 1960s Polish-language films Films directed by Stanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Törőcsik
Mari Törőcsik (born Marián Törőcsik; 23 November 1935 – 16 April 2021) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 170 films from 1956 to 2020. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for the film '' Mrs. Dery Where Are You?'' She died in 2021, aged 85. As per her instructions in her will, her body was cremated and the ashes were scattered in the Tisza. Selected filmography * '' Merry-Go-Round'' (1956) * ''Two Confessions'' (1957) * '' Iron Flower'' (1958) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1958) * ''Édes Anna'' (1959) * '' Drama of the Lark'' (1963) * ''Silence and Cry'' (1968) * '' The Boys of Paul Street'' (1969) * '' Those Who Wear Glasses'' (1969) * ''Love'' (1971) * '' Trotta'' (1971) * '' Cats' Play'' (1972) * ''Electra, My Love'' (1974) * '' Mrs. Dery Where Are You?'' (1975) * '' Forbidden Relations'' (1983) * '' My First Two Hundred Years'' (1985) * ''Music Box'' (1989) * ''The Summer Guest'' (1992) * '' Whoops'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimis Plessas
Mimis Plessas ( el, Μίμης Πλέσσας; born 12 October 1924) is a Greek composer born in Athens. He began his career in 1952 and has written music for over 100 films, television and radio programs, and theatrical events. He has worked with such notable Greek singers as Nana Mouskouri, Giannis Poulopoulos, Marinella, Rena Koumioti and lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos Lefteris (Eleftherios) Papadopoulos ( el, Λευτέρης Παπαδόπουλος) is a Greek lyricist, writer and journalist. Lefteris Papadopoulos was born in Athens, Greece on 14 November 1935. He is the son of Greek refugees, with a fath .... Plessas combined the traditions of entehno and laïkó with considerable success, notably making it his own style. His composition work ''O Dromos'' in 1969 (''The Street'') still remains the work with the most sales in the history of the Greek discography. In 2001 he was honored with the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix. References Article about Mimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyu Sakamoto
was a Japanese singer and actor. He was best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number one in the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in June 1963, making Sakamoto the first Asian recording artist to have a number one song on the chart. He was also the first Japanese artist to have a number one single on the Australian singles chart. Sakamoto was killed on 12 August 1985 in the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123, along with 519 others on board the flight. Life and career Early years: 1941–1949 Childhood in Kawasaki and Kasama Sakamoto was born on 10 December 1941, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, to Hiroshi Sakamoto, a cargo tender officer, and his second wife, Iku. He was the youngest of his father's nine children, which is why he was nicknamed , meaning "lil nine". Kyū is also an alternate reading of the ''k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tukhmanov
David Fyodorovich Tukhmanov PAR (russian: Дави́д Фёдорович Тухма́нов, was born on July 20, 1940, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian composer. People's Artist of Russia (2000), State Prize of Russian Federation (2003, 2019). Biography Tukhmanov is a son of an Armenian engineer Fyodor Davidovich Tukhmanov and a Russian music teacher Vera Anatolyevna Karasyova. The Tukhmanovs are the descendants of the Armenian princely house of Tumanyans, the offspring of the princes Mamikonians, Lords of Dsegh. David began to learn music under the direction of his mother at an early age and wrote his first piece of music (''Lezginka''), when he was four years old. Then he finished Gnesins musical school (1958) and composer's branch of Gnesins Musical College (1963). His degree's work was the oratorio for soloists, chorus and an orchestra ''Distance After Distance'', which is based on fragments of the epic poem of the same name by Alexander Tv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
