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Lost villages, found sounds: Anne-Mari Kivimäki’s accordion trance
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What connects an Icelandic rapper, Ukrainian-Polish vocalists, Estonian Eurovision stars, and the forgotten soundscapes of Karelian villages? For the accordioni
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Finnish saxophonists are creating vivid music that leaps over fences between jazz, experimental and classical, as evidenced by four recent albums.
on Nov 9
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The accordion in Finland – an instrument of contradictions
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Edited by Vesa Kurkela and Marko Tikka and released in late 2014, a new book about the Finnish accordion covers, among other things, the early stages of the ins
on Sep 27
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Krishna Nagaraja: Finding a home amid polskas, baroque and metal rhythms
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An Indian-Italian composer studying Norwegian fiddling in Helsinki? It all comes naturally for Krishna Nagaraja, who traces parallels between far-flung genres,
on Sep 23
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Improvisation and intuition with Katarina Barruk
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Katarina Barruk is an Ume Sámi singer and songwriter from the Swedish side of the Sámi region, Sábmie. Barruk sings in her native language, Ume Sámi, which is i
on Jun 28
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“Improvisation is an act of rebellion”
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Classical musicians are rediscovering the long-lost art of improvisation, which has been kept alive in jazz and folk. How does improvisation affect the brains o
on Jun 25
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AI: Disrupting bonds between music, artists and audiences
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How is AI impacting the music industry? Three experts from Finland tell us it will shake our fundamental assumptions about artists’ identities, their unique cre
on Dec 22, 2023
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Gothic folk-rock and poignant jouhikko ballads
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Pekko Käppi’s recent albums lean toward poignant ballads, often with a subversive twist – and the eerie, unsettling sound of his electric jouhikko.
on Nov 17, 2023