Annika Skoglund, a prominent Swedish mezzo soprano is also a jazz singer, much in demand for her uniquely expressive voice. Annika has a strong affinity for the songs of Spain, possibly because of the close links between Spanish music and jazz. In a congenial collaboration with pianist Love Derwinger presented here, for the first time in Sweden, four song cycles written by some of Spain's foremost composers and collected under the title Duende. 'Duende is not in the throat, duende is rising up inside, from the soles of the feet. That is, it's not about ability, but about a real living expression; blood, of ancient culture "