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Balancing tradition and cutting-edge

Susanna Mälkki strides onto the Helsinki Music Centre stage in a slim-cut black suit. She’s a...
Wif Stenger, 10.11.2015
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Mika Rättö and the Pori state of mind

Since the early noughties, Pori has been one of the thriving centres in Finnish music underground....
Oskari Onninen, 29.10.2015
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When Lapland met Balkan

Creators of their own self-defined musical genre, “Lapland-Balkan”, Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha have played a...
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Natural choices

Trumpet player Verneri Pohjola swapped record labels to release Bullhorn, his boldest and most accomplished artistic...
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It’s only punk rock, but the world needs to hear it

Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (‘The Namedays of Pertti Kurikka’) is a punk rock band established in 2009,...
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Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble on the trail of voodoo rhythms

Villa Karo, the Finnish-African culture centre in Benin, is a gateway and a nexus for many...
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Cultural archetypes 101

The Scenes is a band comprised of young men and as such they have opinions. Read...
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Archaic goes urban

“What a weird instrument!” was Ilkka Heinonen’s reaction when he first encountered the jouhikko in the...
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Samuli Kosminen: Flying to the US via Reykjavik

Samuli Kosminen is one of Finland’s most internationally successful percussion players. He started out as a...
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Refreshingly hard and gruff

To begin with, it would be quite straightforward to just trace the roots of Black Motor...
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Art music and digital media: a love-hate relationship

Art music has significantly influenced the formats in which music is recorded. The LP record, for...
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Death Hawks Over Europe!

On first glance, you’d be forgiven for thinking Death Hawks is a bit retro, but don’t...