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Pioneers: To infinity and beyond – four decades of Värttinä

Turning forty in 2023, Värttinä is by far the most successful and internationally acclaimed Finnish world...
Mikael Mattila, 28.1.2022
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Ecological themes and the anatomy of sound – Ville Raasakka’s immersive music

Ville Raasakka composes music that brings a variety of places and spaces to the listener. Ecological...
Hanna Isolammi, 14.1.2022
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Pioneers: Inside the weird world of Circle

One of the most idiosyncratic Finnish rock bands from the past decades, Circle turned 30 years...
Jukka Hätinen, 22.12.2021
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From Gershwin to Mozart: Jazz pianist Iiro Rantala turns to opera

While Iiro Rantala started out as a jazz pianist, he has recorded classical works and many...
Wif Stenger, 7.12.2021
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Dust Mountain: Bonded by blood and obscure sounds of the 70s

Dust Mountain's debut album is a mature work of psychedelic and progressive art which takes the...
Jukka Hätinen, 17.11.2021
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Pioneers: Pianist Iro Haarla’s future vision

Pianist-composer Iro Haarla became one of Finnish jazz’s first prominent female instrumentalists more than four decades...
Wif Stenger, 5.11.2021
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Gorgeous, liminal jazz ambience – Linda Fredriksson goes solo

Saxophonist Linda Fredriksson might be known from the lavish jazz-rap ensemble Ricky-Tick Big Band or the...
Mikael Mattila, 1.11.2021
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Astrid Swan: Sorrow woven into everyday life

Astrid Swan recorded her album "D/other" as if it were her last. The musician talks about...
Joni Kling, 25.10.2021
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Pioneers: Jimi Tenor is still grooving in outta space

Jimi Tenor left Finland in the beginning of the 1990's and took his music across Europe...
Jukka Hätinen, 6.10.2021
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Esa Pietilä: Breaking down walls between jazz and classical

Over the past decade, Esa Pietilä has led parallel careers in jazz and classical, with the...
Wif Stenger, 4.8.2021
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Be consistent, be yourself: Kiara Nelson on her way to success

How do you become a pop star if you dread singing in front of an audience?...
Jukka Hätinen, 24.6.2021
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No more giving in: Jesse Markin's second chance

Veteran Finnish rapper and singer Jesse Markin's second solo album "Noir" offers a deeper portrait of...
Joni Kling, 11.6.2021