Kirjava Lintu "Iltakahvit ja kakut"
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Kari Tapio & Ville Valo "Täällä Pohjantähden Alla"
www.facebook.com Kari Tapio (born Kari Tapani Jalkanen, November 22 1945 in Suonenjoki, Finland) is a Finnish schlager-singer. He has been one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades. Ville Hermanni Valo (born November 22, 1976), is a singer, songwriter, and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM. Valo was also the drummer for the Daniel Lioneye project. Ville has a baritone vocal range.
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Karoliina Kantelinen "Ellös huolta huomisesta"
www.facebook.com Karoliina Kantelinen is a singer and an ethnomusicologist from Helsinki who specializes in different ethnic singing styles. Her doctoral dissertation is on the old yoik tradition from Russian Karelia, formerly a Finnish territory. She currently teaches folk music at the department of musicology in the University of Helsinki. Known for challenging the old established ideas and concepts of interpreting Viena Karelian yoiks, she uses the traditional Kalevala style as her inspiration for new contemporary folk-based compositions.
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Hedningarna "Metsän Tyttö"
www.facebook.com Hedningarna's world is a place where primitive, brutal folk music collides with sampling and programming, forging a new direction. Hedningarna, "the heathens" in English, drive ancient Nordic music into the modern era paying no attention to the rules of the road. If ancient folk music is a dragon and it has an appetite for new ideas and technology, then Hedningarna have made a career of nurturing the beast. Their newly created tunes are an extension of the living tradition inspired by the melodies of their forebears. The intensity of modern technology mixed with the flavor of ancient instruments and tunes creates the explosive, intense sound of Hedningarna.
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Karoliina Kantelinen "Soittelen soutusalmen suorimaista"
www.facebook.com Karoliina Kantelinen is a singer and an ethnomusicologist from Helsinki who specializes in different ethnic singing styles. Her doctoral dissertation is on the old yoik tradition from Russian Karelia, formerly a Finnish territory. She currently teaches folk music at the department of musicology in the University of Helsinki. Known for challenging the old established ideas and concepts of interpreting Viena Karelian yoiks, she uses the traditional Kalevala style as her inspiration for new contemporary folk-based compositions.
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Maria Kalaniemi "Skymningspolskan"
www.facebook.com Maria Kalaniemi is a Finnish accordionist. She was originally classically trained, but has become mostly as folk musician having played this music from childhood, besides her classical music studies, and also at the folk music department of the Sibelius Academy. Technically brilliant as a player, and adept at improvisation, she is also a very powerful, intuitive and sensitive composer, with pieces that stylistically touch in numerous areas but feature her own personality as the driving force. Melody is the meaning and with Maria, listeners are sure to feel her message deeply.
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Mimmit "Hoikka"
www.facebook.com Mimmit is a Finnish duo consisting of Pauliina Lerche (vocals, accordion, kantele) and her younger sister Hannamari Luukanen (vocals, fiddle) from Rääkkylä near the Russian border in eastern Finland, plus a backing band. The music is joyful and infectious, seems somewhat simple but indeed it is not. Old Karelian sounds freely mix with contemporary world and roots music and lyrics from mythical Finnish folk tales (all the lyrics had been written by Pauliina).
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Maria Kalaniemi "Tähdet Taivahalla"
www.facebook.com Maria Kalaniemi is a Finnish accordionist. She was originally classically trained, but has become mostly as folk musician having played this music from childhood, besides her classical music studies, and also at the folk music department of the Sibelius Academy. Technically brilliant as a player, and adept at improvisation, she is also a very powerful, intuitive and sensitive composer, with pieces that stylistically touch in numerous areas but feature her own personality as the driving force. Melody is the meaning and with Maria, listeners are sure to feel her message deeply.
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Maria Kalaniemi charms with her accordion
Maria Kalaniemi charms with her sensitive accordion. Maria is a Finnish accordionist. She was originally classically trained, but has become mostly as folk musician having played this music from childhood, besides her classical music studies, and also at the folk music department of the Sibelius Academy. Technically brilliant as a player, and adept at improvisation, she is also a very powerful, intuitive and sensitive composer, with pieces that stylistically touch in numerous areas but feature her own personality as the driving force. Melody is the meaning and with Maria, listeners are sure to feel her message deeply.
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Suo "Saunaloitsu"
www.facebook.com The music of Suo digs deep down into the landscape of archaic Finnish runosinging: the rich language of kalevala poetry, the fascinating myths and spells, the ageless flow of kantele and jouhikko music. Interpreted by this skillful trio, the forgotten music becomes alive once more and gets injected straight into your spine: the energetic guitar of Roope Aarnio, the nimble fiddle of Emilia Lajunen and powerful voice of Veera Voima will take you on an unforgettable journey. The other elements adding to the unique sound of Suo are medieval nyckelharpa, 15-string kantele, shaman drum, säljeflöjt - an overtone flute, and rich 3-voice harmonies. www.facebook.com
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Freija "Tiu vou vou"
www.facebook.com Freija plays finnish folksongs updated with fresh feelings and groove. The repertoire contains both famous and more rarely heard songs from various ages. The music is based on tradition but has band's own arrangements seeking new impressions and fresh colours. Also their own new compositions are heard. Freija's first album "Lempilauluja-Favorite (Love) Songs" was published in spring 2006. Freija's second album "Kiekkumaralla" was published in september 2007 by Tammi Oy. The fabulous publication contains a cd and a songbook.
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Kimmo Pohjonen "Kirkuna"
www.facebook.com Kimmo Pohjonen is a Finnish accordionist, whose music can be said to stretch from Finnish folk music to rock and improvised avant-garde music. Kimmo Pohjonen's mission is to expand and revolutionize accordion playing and performance to new levels. He does this with electronic effects, samples, loops, Midi and more. On stage he also uses surround-sound and light show.
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Angelin Tytöt "Giddat"
www.facebook.com The Girls of Angeli come from the village of Angeli in the municipality of Inari, one of the few purely Sámi villages in Northern Finland. The entire population of Angeli are native speakers of Sámi. They make their living mainly by reindeer husbandry. The nearest shop is 70 kilometres away. The music of the Girls of Angeli is the yoik. The yoik is the Sámi way of talking and purifying oneself. Everyone does the yoik differently, there is no one particular correct way to do it. A yoik can be about people, the natural environment, events, courting or even the wealth of ones family. The yoik is no longer a sin, even if the old people in the village still insist it is.
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Pekko Käppi "Sen jalat oli multaset"
www.facebook.com Pekko Käppi is a player of Jouhikko, the ancient Finnish-Karelian bowed lyre, in all-improvised settings and traditional folk songs. Crossing bowed strings with soft locomotive rhythms, grainy drones and circling, buzzing patterns with otherwordly vocals chasing the arc of his bow with beautiful melodies.
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Kimmo Pohjonen "Kova"
www.facebook.com Kimmo Pohjonen is a Finnish accordionist, whose music can be said to stretch from Finnish folk music to rock and improvised avant-garde music. Kimmo Pohjonen's mission is to expand and revolutionize accordion playing and performance to new levels. He does this with electronic effects, samples, loops, Midi and more. On stage he also uses surround-sound and light show.
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Johanna Juhola "Hippo"
www.facebook.com JOHANNA JUHOLA (born 1978) graduated as master of music on accordion from the Sibelius Academy, folk music department, 2008. Her other instruments are claviola, accordina and toy grand piano. Johanna loves tango nuevo and other passionate music genres and especially their fusions, as well as combining music with other kinds of performing arts. Juhola has composed music for several dance, theater and circus performances for the Swedish Theater in Helsinki, for Zodiak - the center for new dance, for the circus group Circo Aereo, for Theater of Keski-Uusimaa, Q Theater, for the circus group Med Andra Ord, for Dance Theater Hurjaruuth and for many project-based working groups. The latest composing request was "Fantasiatango" for the opening of Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki 2007.
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Maria Kalaniemi "Kuhmoo päässä"
www.facebook.com Maria Kalaniemi is a Finnish accordionist. She was originally classically trained, but has become mostly as folk musician having played this music from childhood, besides her classical music studies, and also at the folk music department of the Sibelius Academy. Technically brilliant as a player, and adept at improvisation, she is also a very powerful, intuitive and sensitive composer, with pieces that stylistically touch in numerous areas but feature her own personality as the driving force. Melody is the meaning and with Maria, listeners are sure to feel her message deeply.
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Loituma "Eriskummainen kantele"
www.facebook.com Loituma is a young quartet who combine the Finnish vocal tradition with the exquisite sounds of the kantele (Finnish harp). At ease with four-part unaccompanied vocals as well as four-part kantele instrumentals, Loituma were selected Band of the Year at the 1997 Kaustinen Folkmusic Festival. Over the years, the group has persistently followed its own musical path, skillfully applying different musical influences to its music. It has bravely dived into musical streams of diverse origins. One of the cornerstones of Finnish folk music is the art of singing. Stories and feelings are best conveyed through this instrument. The songs convey the Finnish heritage, aided in the background by Martti Pokela and Toivo Alaspää. Another cornerstone of Loituma is the Kantele, which rings in a splendid and varied way on this recording. Iron and silver clink, rye and wheat bloom side by side.
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Niekku "Vestmanviiki"
www.facebook.com One of the truly important recordings in the Finnish folk and new music revival in the 1980s, by a group of artists who became the vanguard of the movement in the 1990s and continue on today. Maria Kalaniemi (accordion, voice), Anna-Kaisa Liedes (kanteles, voice), Liisa Matveinen (kanteles, voice), Anu Itäpelto (kanteles, voice), Leena Joutsenlahti (winds, voice) all produced music in this particular ensemble that even today is as adventurous as they have ever been. This recording was produced by Heikki Laitenen, who also contribues some compositions, and his avant garde stamp is to be found in every track.
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Pauliina Lerche "Vot I Kaalina"
www.facebook.com Pauliina Lerche is one of the many Finnish folk musicians who have their roots in the small North Karelian village of Rääkkylä near the Russian border. Her musical career began in the original line-up of the most famous of the folk bands stemming from this small village, Värttinä, but she had early on found the musical direction she wanted to pursue. Studies at the Folk Music Department of the Sibelius Academy only served to strengthen this musical vision and after graduating in 2002, she has quickly become one of the most personal ambassadors of Finnish folk music on the world music scene. Pauliina is a multi-instrumentalist whose instruments include accordion, violin, kantele, deltar and her own voice. She composes, arranges and writes lyrics for her own material in which she combines her solid background in the Karelian tradition with influences from both world and popular music. www.facebook.com
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Pauliina Lerche "Tulikatriili"
www.facebook.com Pauliina Lerche is one of the many Finnish folk musicians who have their roots in the small North Karelian village of Rääkkylä near the Russian border. Her musical career began in the original line-up of the most famous of the folk bands stemming from this small village, Värttinä, but she had early on found the musical direction she wanted to pursue. Studies at the Folk Music Department of the Sibelius Academy only served to strengthen this musical vision and after graduating in 2002, she has quickly become one of the most personal ambassadors of Finnish folk music on the world music scene. Pauliina is a multi-instrumentalist whose instruments include accordion, violin, kantele, deltar and her own voice. She composes, arranges and writes lyrics for her own material in which she combines her solid background in the Karelian tradition with influences from both world and popular music.
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Pauliina Lerche "Kaalina timojaa"
www.facebook.com Pauliina Lerche is one of the many Finnish folk musicians who have their roots in the small North Karelian village of Rääkkylä near the Russian border. Her musical career began in the original line-up of the most famous of the folk bands stemming from this small village, Värttinä, but she had early on found the musical direction she wanted to pursue. Studies at the Folk Music Department of the Sibelius Academy only served to strengthen this musical vision and after graduating in 2002, she has quickly become one of the most personal ambassadors of Finnish folk music on the world music scene. Pauliina is a multi-instrumentalist whose instruments include accordion, violin, kantele, deltar and her own voice. She composes, arranges and writes lyrics for her own material in which she combines her solid background in the Karelian tradition with influences from both world and popular music.
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Minna Raskinen "Jig"
www.facebook.com Minna Raskinen was born in Iitti, in South- Eastern Finland. Started her study at the Folk Music Department, the Sibelius Academy, in 1986. Besides the kantele, she studied other instruments , eg the fiddle, traditional wind instruments, the bowed harp and single and double row accordeons, as part of the versatile study program. She got the Master´s Degree in Folk Music in 1995. In 1986-95 Minna also studied music abroad, performed and taught the kantele and folk music actively both in Finland and several countries in Europe, Asia and North America. She recorded , performed in the radio and TV, gave interviews, and organised cross- cultural projects.
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Burlakat "Mehiläinen"
www.facebook.com Versatility, powerful interpretations, Karelian cheerfulness, plaintive tones - these are the hallmark of Burlakat, a folk group from Rääkkylä in eastern Finland. Over the years the band has developed into a seamless whole, whose unique brand of music has been strongly influenced by each of its members. You can tell from our live performances what a joy it is to make music together. Instruments include bass, accordion, guitar, violin, ten string kantele and percussion. Songs feature solo and polyphonic voices, and range in mood from the tender to the boisterous. A speciality of the group is the revival of songs from eastern Karelia, sung in Karelian, in unconventional arrangements.
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Suden aika "Ero"
www.facebook.com In the music of Suden Aika (The Time of the Wolf), new and old traditions are combined: the age-old traditional Finnish oral poetry reciting meets the music of today. Suden Aika is a group of four female vocalists singing about womens life in all its phases. Also they use lots of different musical instruments, such as different types of Finnish Kantele, Swedish Mora-harp, long wooden flutes and Udu-drums, etc.
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Angelit "Ruojain ruoktot"
www.facebook.com Angelit, formerly known as Angelin tytöt (Aŋŋel nieiddat), is a Finnish Sámi folk music group formed by sisters Ursula and Tuuni Länsman in 1989. However, the history of the group can be traced back to 1982 when Eino Ukkonen, Ursula and Tuuni Länsman's Finnish teacher, took them along with some classmates to sing at a Sámi festival held at Utsjoki. In 1987 the group released their first non-commercial tape, recorded together with Mari Boine. In 1989 one of the members of the group was killed in a car accident, and subsequently the group broke up. Ursula and Tuuni went on and established a group that was called "Angelin tytöt" or "girls of Angeli", named after Angeli, the village they grew up in, located in Inari in Northern Finland. The group changed its name to Angelit in 1997 due to the problem of many different translations of "Angelin tytöt".
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Kardemimmit "Stiinas Polska"
www.facebook.com Kardemimmit is a folk music band from Espoo. Group of four young girls. All four play 15- and 38-stringed kantele (which is the national instrument of Finland) and sing. Kardemimmit plays mostly new kantele music but all sounds is based on Finnish tradition, both Eastern and Western.
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Burlakat "Ruskei neicüt"
www.facebook.com Versatility, powerful interpretations, Karelian cheerfulness, plaintive tones - these are the hallmark of Burlakat, a folk group from Rääkkylä in eastern Finland. Over the years the band has developed into a seamless whole, whose unique brand of music has been strongly influenced by each of its members. You can tell from our live performances what a joy it is to make music together. Instruments include bass, accordion, guitar, violin, ten string kantele and percussion. Songs feature solo and polyphonic voices, and range in mood from the tender to the boisterous. A speciality of the group is the revival of songs from eastern Karelia, sung in Karelian, in unconventional arrangements.
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Puhti "Haikia valssi"
www.facebook.com Puhti is a unique two womens folk music and dance group that gets its inspiration from the Karelian culture. The music graduate Anna-Mari Kivimaki plays accordion and the choreographer Reetta-Kaisa Pirhonen dances and both of them sing. Puhti is a mixture of crazy hurly-burly, at times sensitizing, happy and bathetic cooperation of a dancer and a musician. The group founded in the year 2001 from the initiative of the accordionist Maria Kalaniemi, brings new perspectives to Finnish folk dance and music. The program of Puhti is made of three different pieces: the sensual Otatus, the easy-going Ilja and humoristic Kantelehenkilo. Puhti was nominated as the festival ensemble of the 2006 Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, which is also when the duo published its first record.
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Kirjava Lintu "Tuuli nukahtaa"
www.facebook.com Kirjava lintu is a Finnish folk music band founded in 2004. Its fresh and acoustic compositions are influenced by Scandinavian folk music. Music ranges from swirling Swedish polskas to smooth and touching ballads. The line-up of the band is acoustic: vocals, two violins, Swedish nyckelharpa, harmonium, double bass and percussion. The texts have been written by several Finnish poets: Helvi Hämäläinen, Hannele Huovi, Aki Luostarinen and Lauri Pohjanpää. All music is composed and arranged by the harmonium player, Juha Kujanpää. The band has been performing all around Finland, in several folk music festivals and venues. www.facebook.com
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Niekku "Yksi ruusu"
www.facebook.com One of the truly important recordings in the Finnish folk and new music revival in the 1980s, by a group of artists who became the vanguard of the movement in the 1990s and continue on today. Maria Kalaniemi (accordion, voice), Anna-Kaisa Liedes (kanteles, voice), Liisa Matveinen (kanteles, voice), Anu Itäpelto (kanteles, voice), Leena Joutsenlahti (winds, voice) all produced music in this particular ensemble that even today is as adventurous as they have ever been. This recording was produced by Heikki Laitenen, who also contribues some compositions, and his avant garde stamp is to be found in every track.
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