20th October 2017 at Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1.

Part of Nordic Matters / Friday Tonic (free event).

Country: Finland. Style: Traditional Finnish.

Lineup: Anna-Kaisa Liedes (v), Timo Väänänen (kantele/pyngyr/v), Kristiina Ilmonen (percussion/flutes/v).

This trio play what they describe as "contemporary ancient music". They released their first album together in 2009, all having a long involvement in Finnish and Finno-Ugrian traditional music. The group include a former and current head of the Folk Department at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and the author of a series of important books about the Kantele.
More information: maanite.fi/suunta.html, www.facebook.com/SuuntaEnsemble/.

Tags:   World Music Finland Traditional Finnish Music Suunta Nordic Matters Friday Tonic Southbank Centre

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20th October 2017 at Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1.

Part of Nordic Matters / Friday Tonic (free event).

Country: Finland. Style: Traditional Finnish.

Lineup: Anna-Kaisa Liedes (v), Timo Väänänen (kantele/pyngyr/v), Kristiina Ilmonen (percussion/flutes/v).

This trio play what they describe as "contemporary ancient music". They released their first album together in 2009, all having a long involvement in Finnish and Finno-Ugrian traditional music. The group include a former and current head of the Folk Department at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and the author of a series of important books about the Kantele.
More information: maanite.fi/suunta.html, www.facebook.com/SuuntaEnsemble/.

Tags:   World Music Finland Traditional Finnish Music Suunta Nordic Matters Friday Tonic Southbank Centre

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20th October 2017 at Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1.

Part of Nordic Matters / Friday Tonic (free event).

Country: Finland. Style: Traditional Finnish.

Lineup: Anna-Kaisa Liedes (v), Timo Väänänen (kantele/pyngyr/v), Kristiina Ilmonen (percussion/flutes/v).

This trio play what they describe as "contemporary ancient music". They released their first album together in 2009, all having a long involvement in Finnish and Finno-Ugrian traditional music. The group include a former and current head of the Folk Department at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and the author of a series of important books about the Kantele.
More information: maanite.fi/suunta.html, www.facebook.com/SuuntaEnsemble/.

Tags:   World Music Finland Traditional Finnish Music Suunta Nordic Matters Friday Tonic Southbank Centre

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20th October 2017 at Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1.

Part of Nordic Matters / Friday Tonic (free event).

Country: Finland. Style: Traditional Finnish.

Lineup: Anna-Kaisa Liedes (v), Timo Väänänen (kantele/pyngyr/v), Kristiina Ilmonen (percussion/flutes/v).

This trio play what they describe as "contemporary ancient music". They released their first album together in 2009, all having a long involvement in Finnish and Finno-Ugrian traditional music. The group include a former and current head of the Folk Department at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and the author of a series of important books about the Kantele.
In this photo: Väänänen plays a 19 string Kantele.
More information: maanite.fi/suunta.html, www.facebook.com/SuuntaEnsemble/.

Tags:   World Music Finland Traditional Finnish Music Suunta Kantele Baltic Psaltery Zither Nordic Matters Friday Tonic Southbank Centre

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20th October 2017 at Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1.

Part of Nordic Matters / Friday Tonic (free event).

Country: Finland. Style: Traditional Finnish.

Lineup: Anna-Kaisa Liedes (v), Timo Väänänen (kantele/pyngyr/v), Kristiina Ilmonen (percussion/flutes/v).

This trio play what they describe as "contemporary ancient music". They released their first album together in 2009, all having a long involvement in Finnish and Finno-Ugrian traditional music. The group include a former and current head of the Folk Department at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and the author of a series of important books about the Kantele.
In this photo: Väänänen plays a Pyngyr, a West Siberian lyre.
More information: maanite.fi/suunta.html, www.facebook.com/SuuntaEnsemble/.

Tags:   World Music Finland Traditional Finnish Music Suunta Pyngyr Lyre Nordic Matters Friday Tonic Southbank Centre

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