Sanna Kurki-Suonio (born 1966) 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 ...
singer,
kantele
A kantele () or kannel () is a traditional Finnish and Karelian plucked string instrument (chordophone) belonging to the south east Baltic box zither family known as the Baltic psaltery along with Estonian kannel, Latvian kokles, Lithuania ...
player and composer in the contemporary folk / neo-folk music genre. She is most well known for her work with the band
Hedningarna
Hedningarna (''The Heathens'') is a Swedish, and for some years partly Finnish, folk music band that mixes electronics and rock with elements from old Scandinavian folk music. Their music features yoik or juoiggus, a traditional Sami form of s ...
, which extended over eight years between 1991 and 1999. She was also a founding member of the group
Loituma
Loituma is a Finnish quartet whose members combine the Finnish vocal tradition with the sounds of the kantele. Loituma were selected Ensemble of the Year at the 1997 Kaustinen Folk Music Festival.
History
Loituma’s initial incarnation was in ...
.
After her first solo album, ''Musta'', was released in 1998, she toured the United States and Europe with Swedish
viola
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*Violin family ...
player
Magnus Stinnerbom. Since then, she has composed the
Kalevala 150th Anniversary concert (working with Finnish rock musician
A. W. Yrjänä), and has contributed to recordings by
Ismo Alanko
Ismo Kullervo Alanko (; born November 12, 1960) is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist.
Alanko is known f ...
,
Pekka Lehti,
Hannu Saha,
Transjoik,
Frode Fjellheim
Frode Fjellheim (born 27 August 1959 in Mussere) is a Southern Saami yoiker and musician (piano and synthesizer) from Norway. He is best known for his band Transjoik and as the composer of the 2002 song "Eatnemen Vuelie", which was later adapted ...
,
Tellu Turkka and the
Tapiola Chamber Choir. She recently completed a new album, ''Kainuu'', with kantele player
Riitta Huttunen.
Sanna taught singing at the
Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy ( fi, Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemia, sv, Sibelius-Akademin vid Konstuniversitetet) is part of the University of the Arts Helsinki and a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It al ...
in
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...
until 2002. Now she teaches at the Academy in
Joensuu
Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mouth of the Pielinen River (''Pielisjoki''). It was founded in 1848. The ...
.
Discography
*with Hedningarna
**Kaksi (1992)
**Trä (1994)
**Karelia Visa (1999)
*with Tellu Turkka
** Suden Aika (1997)
*solo
**Musta (1998)
**Huria (2007)
**Sanna Kurki-Suonion Kuolematon Erikoissysteemi (2015)
*with Riitta Huttunen
**Kainuu (2004)
Also appears on
*Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia, 3-CD set (2011)
External links
1999 Interview
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1966 births
Living people
21st-century Finnish women singers
Kantele players
20th-century Finnish women singers