Viviane Blumenschein

Finns have a quirky sense of humour - and are a bit shy. But: Tango is THE folk music of the Finns. The documentary discovers the Finnish tango from the viewpoint of the singer Chino Laborde, the guitarist Diego "DIPI" Kvitko and the bandoneonist Pablo Greco. The three Argentine musicians travel to Finland to find out whether Aki Kaurismäki is telling the truth when he asserts that tango music was invented in Finland.

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Hosts Niki Awandee and Niek Traa connect with Puerto Rican locals to become their students, learn about the bomba dance style and its culture, and integrate them into their own style.

While US-style skyscrapers dominate the affluent part of much of the Northern Venezuelan city of Maracaibo, colourful one-story colonial houses are the hallmark of the Santa Lucía neighbourhood. They give the impression of having been frozen in a bygone era. Most of its contemporary residents are poor, and they used to be forgotten by the authorities. It was against this backdrop that Hamburg-based, Venezuelan-born artist Clemencia Labin launched an unusual arts festival at the beginning of the millenium.