Wimme Saari, better known as Wimme, was born in 1959 in Kelottijärvi, Enontekiö. Wimme is a modern interpreter of the Sami yoik, combining colorful grittiness…
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Artist Profiles: Piirpauke
Piirpauke, led by Sakari Kukko, has been a pioneer of world music for many years. Sakari Kukko is a visionary, world traveler and multi-instrumentalist from…
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Ville Ojanen is a crossover violinist and composer from Finland who uses the folk tradition to create new sounds and ideas. Ojanen is a musician…
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Ville Kangas: “The intention is always to find whether it is via odd combinations of instruments or sounds, through an unexpected choice of style, or…
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Vilddas was founded in 1997. The band combines pop tunes, traditional Sami chanting, called yoik, Middle Eastern instruments and ambient sounds. The multitalented vocalist, Annukka…
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Susan Aho joined Värttinä in 1997, she hails from Espoo and has been playing accordion since the age of 13. She has been involved with…
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Pekka Lehti was born in 1965 in Joensuu, Karelia. He first entered the world of music by beginning to play the bass in a punk…
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Hans Kennemark (fiddle, viola), Arto Järvelä (fiddle, octave mandolin) and Timo Alakotila (harmonium) first met at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival in Finland, 1984. Hans’…
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Mari Kaasinen is an original Värttinä member from Rääkkylä, has been singing and performing since she was two and a half years old. Previously a…
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Kari Reiman plays fiddle. A native of Helsinki, “Reiska” has a long history of acoustic music, including five-string banjo, mandolin and guitar with several bluegrass…
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