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fave it Modern Folk | World Fusion
12 tracks | 45 minutes
Released May 2006
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:28 Tieni Vie - My Road Takes Me lyrics BUY MP3 03:28 Tieni Vie - My Road Takes Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:28 Tieni Vie - My Road Takes Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:51 Laulajan Messu - Singers' Rant lyrics BUY MP3 02:51 Laulajan Messu - Singers' Rant lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:51 Laulajan Messu - Singers' Rant
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:56 Musta Poika Mulleroinen - Big Black Beetle Roach lyrics BUY MP3 03:56 Musta Poika Mulleroinen - Big Black Beetle Roach lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:56 Musta Poika Mulleroinen - Big Black Beetle Roach
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:21 On Suuri Sun Rantas Autius - How Great Is the Stillness of Your lyrics BUY MP3 04:21 On Suuri Sun Rantas Autius - How Great Is the Stillness of Your lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:21 On Suuri Sun Rantas Autius - How Great Is the Stillness of Your
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:01 Piks Paks - Eeny Meeny lyrics BUY MP3 04:01 Piks Paks - Eeny Meeny lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:01 Piks Paks - Eeny Meeny
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:36 Hei Sisar - Hey Sister lyrics BUY MP3 05:36 Hei Sisar - Hey Sister lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:36 Hei Sisar - Hey Sister
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:02 Voi Jos Mie Tok' Miehen Saisin - If Only I Could Get a Husband lyrics BUY MP3 04:02 Voi Jos Mie Tok' Miehen Saisin - If Only I Could Get a Husband lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:02 Voi Jos Mie Tok' Miehen Saisin - If Only I Could Get a Husband
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:18 Paha Mieli - Black Mood lyrics BUY MP3 02:18 Paha Mieli - Black Mood lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:18 Paha Mieli - Black Mood
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:52 Petetyn Kirous - the Curse of the Betrayed lyrics BUY MP3 02:52 Petetyn Kirous - the Curse of the Betrayed lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:52 Petetyn Kirous - the Curse of the Betrayed
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 Uusi Alku - a New Beginning lyrics BUY MP3 04:18 Uusi Alku - a New Beginning lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:18 Uusi Alku - a New Beginning
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Ukko Akka - Old Man Old Woman lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 Ukko Akka - Old Man Old Woman lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Ukko Akka - Old Man Old Woman
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:30 Täällä Tanssivi - Here Is Where the Maidens Dance lyrics BUY MP3 04:30 Täällä Tanssivi - Here Is Where the Maidens Dance lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:30 Täällä Tanssivi - Here Is Where the Maidens Dance
Kaiku's music crosses musical boundaries by blending jazz, pop, classical music and Brazilian rhythms with Finnish poetry and original lyrics which will surely take the listener by surprise.
Bio / Background
Rhythmic. Harmonious. Organic.
Those words can best describe the sound of Kaiku, a New York-based collective of talented and experienced Finnish and American musicians. It is a fascinating mix of spirited Finnish singing and world music instrumentation. The hauntingly ethereal harmonies are supported by touches of accordion, percussion, cello and bass. Their rhythms are an uncategorizable fusion of Finnish folk, tango, pop, waltz, Brazilian beats and what even sounds like a polka-esque marching song. The minor keyed harmonies, both gorgeous and melancholic, can’t be ignored and the listener is frozen, captivated.
The result is something that is unlike anything else performed and heard in New York's ever eclectic-sounding music scene.
There is no argument, however, that Kaiku's signature sound comes from the two female singers, Jaana Kantola and Paula Jaakkola, with their soul stirring voices.
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