MUSIC FROM THE NORTH – A FORGOTTEN GENRE

Emma Cairo, local to Topanga Canyon, L.A. released her first Danish song; ”Livets Dans” on October 18th 2019. The crossover from her previous pop/rock releases to World music marks the beginning of a new era for Cairo as she embarks on spreading awareness about this genre, which she calls ”Nordic Noir”, and about the fairytales present in the old music and folklore of the North. 

Emma Cairo: ”The original music of Scandinavia had a very distinct sound to it. It was melancholic but melodious. It was often in 3/4 and with many verses, and one or two lines that would be repeated after each verse. The lyrics typically covered fairytale like themes or hero's journeys, and not boring sad love songs or songs about sex - like music on the radio today.” 

Cairo continues: ”The song is in a 432 hz tuning and it's called ”Livets Dans” - Dance of Life – and it is an ode to this old Scandinavian song style, to life and death and the magic within a lifespan that we today are completely oblivious to with our ”smart” phones and busy lifes. We are oblivious to death – but certainly also to life. Our minds stolen by technology, every day the same, staring at screens as life passes us by. I often think about my ancestors. What did they go through for me to be here today? Would they approve of the world we have created? I think, in general, we are very removed from nature."