Agit-prop (band)
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Agit-prop is a
Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...
communist singer group, whose career began in the 1970s and after a break, have now started touring again. The band was a part of the minority wing in
Communist Party of Finland The Communist Party of Finland ( fi, Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue, SKP; sv, Finlands Kommunistiska Parti) was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944. The SKP was banned by ...
and most of their songs were used to get their cause through. Agit-prop was a great influence to the group
Ultra Bra Ultra Bra was a Finnish band, formed in 1994 by Olli Virtaperko and Kerkko Koskinen, and disbanded in 2001. Band history In 1994, Olli Virtaperko heard about a political song contest held by the Finnish Democratic Youth League (predecessor of ...
. The band's founding members were Sinikka Sokka, Pekka Aarnio, Kiti Neuvonen and Martti Launis. Later lineups included Monna Kamu, Liisa Tavi and Anu Saari.YLE Elävä Arkisto: Agit-Prop: On jotain mikä yhdistää
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Discography


Albums

* ''Agit-prop -kvartetti laulaa työväenlauluja'' (Love 1972) * ''Laulu kaikille'' (Love 1974) * ''Agit Prop 1970–1977'' (1995)


Notes

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