Monday, February 16, 2009

Piirpauke - "Birgi Buhtui" {Finland} [1981]

Piirpauke is a Finnish band that combines folk music, ethno and jazz in their music. The band was founded by Sakari Kukko in 1974 and over the years, a number of musicians from various countries have played in the band. Some of their most famous songs include Konevitsan kirkonkellot, Soi vienosti murheeni soitto, Swedish Reggae and Imala Maika. The band has toured throughout the world and has played at such major music festivals as Provinssirock, Ruisrock and Pori Jazz in Finland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piirpauke

1. Joropo llanero 3:16
2. Samsunun avleri 6:02
3. Anjukka, Suaren neido 4:45
4. Birgi buhtui 4:36
5. Aagul nju 6:50
6. Nu aro vi redo att vandra till skogs 4:30
7. Nicin bende uzum pipo yok 7:36

- Sakari Kukko (woodwinds, keyboards, kantele, percussion and vocals).
In addition, the following musicians have been part of the band at some point in time:
-> Guitar
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- Juha Björninen
- Malang Cissokho (kora, vocals, bass)
- Badu Ndjay (+percussion: congas and talking drum, vocals, keyboards)
- Pekka Nylund
- T. T. Oksala (+synthesized guitar)
- Pekka Rechardt
- Jukka Tolonen
- Hasse Walli
-> Bass guitar
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- Ville Herrala
- Antti Hytti
- Jorma Koivulehto
- Tauno Railo (+vocals)
- Ilpo Saastamoinen
- Olli-Pekka Wasama
-> Percussion
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- Tom Nekljudow
- Aku Nyyssönen (+vocals)
- Markku Ounaskari (drums)
- Ismaila Sane (+vocals)
- Jukka Wasama
-> Vocals
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- Cinta Hermo (+acoustic guitar, percussion, incl. castanets and flamenco shoes)
-> Keyboards
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- Joonas Ahonen (piano)
-> Violin
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- Karri Koivukoski

1. Joropo llanero
2. Samsunun avleri

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3 comments:

JC said...

Thanks Munju!

Anonymous said...

Thanks a lot! Excellent proto-world jazz...Any chance for their second album "Piirpauke 2"?

Anonymous said...

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