Tommy Lindgren (born 1977
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raitis.fi 25 January 2011. Accessed on 10 January 2021.) is a
Finnish
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* Finnish cuisine
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singer-songwriter best known as the vocalist of the band
Don Johnson Big Band
Don Johnson Big Band is an alternative hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland. Their music blends influences from a variety of genres such as electronic music, funk, rock, jazz and hip hop.
History
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. Lindgren has also appeared with other ensembles such as
GG Caravan
GG Caravan is a Finnish rap and hip-hop group of artists and musicians from various formations. The group is a collective advocating anti-racism through music, concerts, music videos and public awareness campaigns.
The band particularly highlights ...
and
Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana.
An avid human rights activist, Lindgren has also worked as an informer and editorial secretary of the Finnish branch of
Amnesty International
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, and he has been working with the "Dreams" activity of the Finnish Foundation for Children and Youth.
Dreams-kouluvierailut
Finnish Foundation for Children and Youth. Accessed on 6 April 2020. Tommy Lindgren's father was Christer Lindgren, a Finnish culinary article editor and writer.
Discography
Solo albums
* '' Sininen kaupunki'' (2016)
Don Johnson Big Band
Studio albums
* ''Support de Microphones
''Support de Microphones'' is the debut album of Finnish hip hop group Don Johnson Big Band. With sales of 10,000 copies, the album is considered to be the best selling self-published album in Finland. Initially the album was also self-distribute ...
'' (2000)
* ''Breaking Daylight
''Breaking Daylight'' is the second album by Finnish hip hop group Don Johnson Big Band. It topped the Finnish album charts and has been certified Platinum
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'' (2003)
* ''Don Johnson Big Band
Don Johnson Big Band is an alternative hip hop group from Helsinki, Finland. Their music blends influences from a variety of genres such as electronic music, funk, rock, jazz and hip hop.
History
The name "Don Johnson Big Band" comes from ...
'' (2006)
* ''Records Are Forever
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'' (2009)
* '' Fiesta'' (2012)
Singles
* ''One MC, One Delay'' (2003)
* ''Jah Jah Blow Job'' (2003)
* ''Road'' (2006)
* ''Busy Relaxin''' (2006)
* ''Private Intentions'' (2006)
* ''L.L.H.'' (2009)
* ''Running Man'' (2009)
GG Caravan
Studio albums
* ''GG Caravan
GG Caravan is a Finnish rap and hip-hop group of artists and musicians from various formations. The group is a collective advocating anti-racism through music, concerts, music videos and public awareness campaigns.
The band particularly highlights ...
'' (2012)
Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana
Studio albums
* '' Burnaa'' (2013)
* '' Korottaa panoksii'' (2015)
References
External links
Tommy Lindgren
on Twitter
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1977 births
Living people
Finnish hip hop musicians
Finnish human rights activists
Finnish male singer-songwriters