Vasen, Kresge Auditorium, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine,
USA, September 25, 2002  My attraction to music from Scandinavia
began many years ago when a fellow DJ at our local community
radio station (WMPG, Portland, Maine) brought back a cassette of
an early incarnation of Groupa from a trip to Sweden. It hit me
in a way hard to explain, it was one of those times when the
music just sits right -- no matter what, no matter when. Before
that tape actually wore out, Northside Records started up and
suddenly there was music available from all over the region. I
was truly a happy camper. To date, not too many of these
musicians have been able to incorporate Maine into their tours,
but recently Vasen performed in Brunswick, Maine and I have
transcended 'happy camper' to some higher level of satisfaction.
Their music just sits right with me, no matter what, no matter
when.  For this trip, Vasen was traveling as a trio rather than
the quartet that appears on their most recent recordings. Andre
Ferrari, percussionis