Piirpauke

Piirpauke is a Finnish band that combined elements of folk and jazz in their music from an early age .

Sakari Kukko (with Piirpauke 2009)

history

The band was founded in 1974 by the multi-instrumentalist Sakari Kukko . The name comes from Karelian and means "noise, din". Based on the improvisational attitude in jazz, rock elements were a matter of course for the playing of Piirpauke ; the songs of the group are based on elements from folk music from different countries. This folk jazz is a forerunner of the style known today as world music .

The band had some commercial success with the songs Konevitsan Kirkonkellot , Soi vienosti murheeni soitto , Swedish Reggae and Imala Maika . 20 albums have been released over the years.

Piirpauke toured many countries in Western and Eastern Europe, India, Turkey and countries of the former Soviet Union and performed at well-known Finnish festivals such as Provinssirock , Ruisrock and Pori Jazz . Numerous musicians from other countries and cultures played with the band; for example, Okay Temiz performed with her. In the mid-1990s, Kukko broke up the group, but went on tour again with Piirpauke in 1999 .

occupation

• Sakari Kukko ( saxophone , keyboards , kantele , percussion and vocals ).

The following musicians were members of the band at different times:

Jukka Orma (with Piirpauke 2009) guitar Juha Bjorninen Malang Cissokho Badu Ndjay Pekka Nylund TT Oksala Pekka Rechardt Jukka Tolonen Hate Walli Jukka Orma Eerik Siikasaari (Piirpauke 2009) bass Ville Herrala Antti Hytti Jorma Koivulehto Tauno Railo (+ vocals) Ilpo Saastamoines Olli-Pekka Wasama Eerik Siikasaari percussion Tom Nekludov Aku Nyyssönen Markku Ounaskari Ismaila Sane Jukka Wasama singing Cinta Hermo Keyboards Joonas Ahonen (also piano) violin Karri Koivukoski Kantele Outi Sane

Discographic notes

Piirpauke 1 (1975) Piirpauke 2 (1976) Piirpauke Live (1978) Yö Kyöpelinvuorella (1979) Kajastus / Will O 'the Wisp (1979 - Sakari Kukko Solo) Live in the Balver Höhle (1980) Birgi Bühtüi (1981) Kirkastus (1981) Live in Europe (1983) Illahu Illalla (1984) The Wild East / Villi Itä (1987) Algazara (1987) Zerenade (1989) Global Servisi (1990) (compilation 1971-89)

Tuku tuku (1991) Terra Nova / Muuttolinnut (1993) Metamorphosis (Live 1977-1995) (1995) Ave Maria (1996) Laula sinäkin (1998) Kalevala Spirit (2000) Sillat (2002) Laulu laineilla (2003) Ikiliikkuja - Perpetuum Mobile (2004) (Compilation) Kalabalik (2006) Koli (2010) Ilo (2012) Juju (2017) Hali (2019)

Web links

• Piirpauke (Jaro label)
• Discussion about the 1999 tour
• Central Album Reviews (Nordic Music)
• Piirpauke website (with discography) ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (in Japanese / English)
• Piirpauke at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Väisänen, Kaisa: "Sakari Kukko - elämä, ura ja tuotanto: Pala suomalaisen populaarimusiikin historiaa vuodesta 1953 nykypäiviin" (Sakari Kukko - Life, Career and Production: A Piece of Finnish Pop Music History from 1953 to Today), Master's Thesis., University Faculty of Helsinki Arts, 2004. Online edition