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'From Mouth to Mouth', Palace Of Arts, 15 February |
 "The Finnish national epic, the Kalevala inspired the Finnish singer Tellu Turkka in 1996 to make her first album Suden Aika. For her solo album in 2002, she brought together Liisa Matveinen, Katariina Airas and Nora Vaura and christened them Suden Aika and the album is based partly on Tellu’s compositions and also on ancient Finnish folk music.Their name means “Time of the Wolf” and this chilling ballad image is certainly present in several of their hair-raising songs.
What Suden Aika means to the Finns – being “relatives” concerning the roots of our languages – Szájról szájra (“From Mouth to Mouth”) means to the Hungarians. This is a joint production by three gifted young Hungarian singers. Szilvia Bognár, Ágnes Herczku and Ági Szalóki will be presenting material from their new album which features favourite Hungarian and Bulgarian songs.
This encounter between the two groups promises some unique musicological delicacies. They link not only into each other’s songs but based on the Cheremis folk music collections by László Vikár, they can create something together that is common and mutual and ancient – and never heard before.
Suden Aika (Finland)
Szájról Szájra: Szilvia Bognár, Ágnes Herczku, Ági Szalóki – vocals
Nikola Parov – wind instruments, gadulka, Gábor Juhász – guitar, László Mester – viola, gardon, András Dés – percussion, Zoltán Kovács – double bass
Suden Aika: Katariina Airas – vocals, Liisa Matveinen – vocals, kantele, Tellu Turkka – vocals, hurdy-gurdy, lute, kantele, Nora Vaura – vocals, pipes"
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14.02.2008
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