Joonas Widenius evokes the idea of being one of Europe's most interesting famenco jazz guitarists nowadays. However, he is – and he is a wonderful example how many young European musicians think, live and work meanwhile they create the soundtrack of today's Europe, and today's globalized world. Widenius was born in 1980 in Tornio in Northern Finland, and he still loves the solitude and nature of Lapland where he often spends time to get inspiration for new music. But instead of just following his northern roots and putting those tradition-inspired tunes into a new contemporary livery, Widenius does something pretty unexpected: He uses technique and styles of Spanish flamenco to ride on his nordic melodies whereby he created a new style: let's call it Finnish famenco. And it is the perfect example of the soundtrack of today! It is a konspirazy of styles. It combines Finnish and Spanish traditions with rock, jazz – and Finnish flamenco. It is an Arktik Traktor with no borders, no genre limits. »There should be no borders or limits nowhere!« Just keep traktor rollin’