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KANTERVO (TEMPS 08), digital album release 5 November 2023 Recording: Arja Kastinen Mastering: Taito Hoffrén Cover art: Tuomas Ylönen EAN 6430032710006 ISRC FI9TE2300001–00010 The album is released as part of the research project Kantele of the Runosong Culture and the Dialogue of Creativity. The album contains new music on the copies/new versions of museum kanteles. […]

This event is part of the SibA Folk 40th Anniversary Jubilee Events Series. The Folk Music Education was established in 1983: 40 years of art, pedagogy and research in folk music at the Sibelius Academy. All this is brought to life during the year by students, teachers, alumni and emeriti of folk music department. We […]

The video “Kantervo kalan evästä” released on August 2, 2023, is a collaboration with percussionist Oskari Lehtonen. The song will be part of the new album planned for release in November. The album will include new music made with copies of the museum kanteles. The title of the song, “Kantervo kalan evästä”, is adapted from […]

The Kanteletupa project will continue with the three-day workshop held next summer. A workshop exploring creative small kantele music will be held at the beautiful Kallio-Kuninkala in Järvenpää, June 12–14, 2023. The workshop is aimed at adults who want to delve deeper into creative music-making with small kanteles. You can participate even if you haven’t […]

The second part of the kantele tune publications from the Finnish Literature Society archive from a hundred years ago has now been published on Etno.net. In the first release (2021) kantele player Teppana Jänis from Suistamo was presented, and now Iivana Mišukka (1861–1919) from the same parish can be heard. The publication includes both original […]