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The album cover for Värttinä – Kyly features red geometric folk motifs arranged symmetrically on a dark, textured blue wood background. The band’s name and album title appear in red gothic lettering.

Charts

Värttinä Surges to the Summit of World Music Charts Europe for July 2025

World Music Central News Room July 1, 2025 No Comments accordion Ammar 808 Barbora Xu Brighde Chaimbeul Camille Saglio Danças Ocultas Elana Sasson Finland Finnish music Grecia Albán Groupa Hamid Drake jouhikko Jules Maxwell Kadialy Kouyaté kantele Karoliina Kantelinen Lassi Logrén Lina_Majid Bekkas Mandé Sila Mari Kaasinen Matthieu Saglio Matti Laitinen Mikko Hassinen Natalia Lafourcade Nguyên Lê Oktopus Rodrigo Leão Salif Keita Sofia Leao Susan Aho Urna Chahar-Tugchi Värttinä Votia world music

The album Kyly by Finnish folk stars Värttinä Secured the coveted top position of World Music Charts Europe for the month of July 2025. Kyly…

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Groupa - Kind of Folk – Vol. 4 Iberia

Album reviews

Groupa Explore the Fascinating Music of the Iberian Peninsula

Angel Romero April 27, 2023 No Comments chalaparta Groupa Portuguese music Sofia Adriana Portugal Spanish music Ttukunak Txalaparta Vanesa Muela world fusion world music

Groupa – Kind of Folk – Vol. 4 Iberia (All Ice Records, 2023) Groupa, the renowned Swedish folk music group, have released their fourth album…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Groupa

Angel Romero June 19, 2017 No Comments Groupa Jonas Simonson Mats Edén Nordic music Sweden Swedish music Terje Isungset

Groupa plays its own brand of modern Swedish folk music. Since 1980, the band has been in the vanguard of the Nordic roots music scene:…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Mats Eden

Angel Romero March 18, 2017 No Comments accordion fiddle Groupa Mats Edén Sweden Swedish music

Mats Edén was born October 30, 1957 in Södertälje, Sweden. has his roots in the rich soil of Värmland. A member of acclaimed Swedish folk…

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