Documentary backdrop image for Latin Viking (2015)

Documentary backdrop image for Latin Viking (2015)

201554 minGdocumentary

Latin Viking

201554 minGdocumentary

After decades on the road, Tómas R. Einarsson returns to his Icelandic hometown with a full Latin band and original rhythms.

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Jón Karl Helgason

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After decades on the road, Tómas R. Einarsson returns to his Icelandic hometown with a full Latin band and original rhythms.

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Jón Karl Helgasondirector

Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson

Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinssonwriter

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Tómas R. Einarsson returns to his hometown in Iceland after years of pursuing music. He first fell in love with rhythm as a child and later learned jazz on the double bass. Tómas then embraced the lively sounds of Havana. Now, he arrives home with a full Latin band, ready to share his own vibrant rhythms. Directed by Jón Karl Helgason, the documentary runs for 54 minutes.

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