Aikapyörä – The Wheel of Time (Sibelius Akatemia, 2013)
The Wheel of Time by Finnish accordionist and composer Anne-Mari Kivimäki presents a collection of solo accordion, vocals and electronic beats, textures and effects inspired by folk music and minimalism.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki used Russian two-row Notka accordions plus her own voice. Eero Grundström, who combines folk music and electronics, provided the sound design.
The music selection on The Wheel of Time was collected and arranged from the Suistamo series first concert The Wheel of Time and the Groan Box that was premiered in April 2013. The Suistamo series is a part of the artistic doctoral thesis that Anne-Mari Kivimäki is doing at the Sibelius Academy (The University of the Arts Helsinki) Folk Music Department under the title Suistamo – The Laboratory of Tradition.
The Wheel of Time was inspired by the life and the stories told by the storyteller and accordion player Ilja Kotikallio. He was born in Suistamo, on July 31, 1894 and died in Ruhankylä, Lapua 26 May 1961.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki was born in 1976 in Tampere, Finland. She is a meber of the duo Puhti, Hehkumo band and the Juurikadun orkesteri playing music for children. Anne-Mari has also composed music for dance and theatre.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
