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Antti Paalanen - Photo by Kimmo Kansala. Paalanen playing accordion in a field.

Artist Profiles

Bellows To The Metal: Antti Paalanen’s Breathbox Revolution

Madison Quinn October 17, 2025 No Comments accordion Antti Paalanen Finnish music folktronica world music

(headline image: Antti Paalanen – Photo by Kimmo Kansala) Antti Paalanen, born in 1977 and raised in Southern Ostrobothnia’s pelimanni heartland, builds a roaring engine…

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The album cover for Nouse Luonto – Lauluja Monimuotoisuudesta features delicate, red tree roots spreading downward against a misty green and white watercolor background

Album reviews

Raise Your Voice, Save the Wild: A Folk-Powered Ode to Finnish Biodiversity

Angel Romero July 8, 2025 No Comments Alina Järvelä Anette Åkerlund Ánnámarját Antti Paalanen Charlotta Hagfors Désirée Saarela Esko Järvelä Finnish music Iida Savolainen Juho Kivivuori Kimmo Pohjonen Kirsi Vinkki Maija Kauhanen Maria Kalaniemi Meriheini Luoto Nouse Luonto Olli Kari Oskari Lehtonen Petri Prauda Piia Kleemola Tero Hyväluoma Tommi Asplund Topi Korhonen Vesa Norilo world music

Various Artists – Nouse Luonto – Lauluja Monimuotoisuudesta (Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup, 2025) Nouse Luonto (“Rise, Nature”) is a remarkable collaborative album that brings together…

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