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Originally Posted by daybreak123
Oh, I love this thread! I'm always interested in listening to music from different countries.  I'll surely check your recommendations!
I don't listen to Finnish music that much, but there are a few artistes I really, really love. Chisu is definitely one of them. I think she has such a beautiful and different voice and I love it. She also makes her music by herself. Here's a few songs I'd recommend:
Chisu - Sama nainen (The same woman)
Chisu - Mun koti ei oo täällä (My home isn't here)
I also really love Jenni Vartiainen. She's hugely popular in here, and for a reason! She has such a beautiful voice and great songs. I'd recommend these tracks:
Jenni Vartiainen - Ihmisten edessä (In front of people)
Jenni Vartiainen - En haluu kuolla tänä yönä (I don't want to die tonight)
And finally - Stella is a band which makes great music. Their songs are quite rock-ish, though. Here are few of my favorites.
Stella - Suden silmät (The eyes of a wolf)
Stella - Aamun kuiskaus (The whisper of the morning)
(Also, if someone wants to know the lyrics, I can try to translate them...  ) |
Well damn, you already went and recommended all the artists I was going to promote.
We seem to have quite matching tastes when it comes to music.
Anyway, with Jenni, Chisu and Stella already receiving their fair share of attention, I'd like to promote yet another Finnish woman with some great music. She is
Maija Vilkkumaa. Maija's songs are mostly rock and pop, with a few ballads here and there and some more experimental stuff on her fifth album, Superpallo (Superball in English
). Like
Chisu, Maija also composes and writes all her lyrics herself.
Anyway, I think I'll let her music speak for her now.
Maija Vilkkumaa - Ei (The title means 'No' in English. This song is probably Maija's most liked one, though not a personal favorite.
)
Maija Vilkkumaa - Sut kuulen, sut nään (I hear you, I see you in English)
Maija Vilkkumaa - Ai miten valo sattuu (Oh, how the light hurts)
While writing this, another Finnish favorite of mine popped into mind:
PMMP. PMMP consists of vocalists Paula Vesala and Mira Luoti, their band and composer Jori Sjöroos. The groups style is mostly pop-rock, with a couple of more punkish songs and sstuff like Taiteilia and Pariterapiaa, which are nearly impossible for me to describe with my limited knowledge about music. Also worth mentioning, Paula and Mira write all the lyrics for their songs.
And here are some songs for everyone to enjoy.
PMMP - Lautturi ('Raftman' or something in English
)
PMMP - Pariterapiaa (Someone translated it as 'Couples counseling' and I'm gonna stick with that)
PMMP - Joku raja (Some limit in English)