''Laulu yhteisestä leivästä'' is a 1984

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by Finnish

gospel music Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music vary according to culture and social context. Gospel music is compo ...

ian

Jaakko Löytty Jaakko Löytty (born 1955, Finland) is one of the most significant Finnish gospel musicians. Löytty spent much of his youth, 12 years, in Namibia, where his parents, Seppo Löytty and Kirsti Löytty worked as missionaries with the Finnish ...

. The album was commissioned by the

Finnish Missionary Society The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (''FELM'', formerly ''The Finnish Missionary Society''; ; ) is a Lutheran missionary society formed on January 19, 1859, in Helsinki, Finland. It is one of seven organisations of the Evangelical Lutheran C ...

for its 125th anniversary, which was celebrated in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

in June 1984. The album is dedicated to the life work of

Leonard Auala Leonard Nangolo Auala (25 September 1908, Iiyale, Oniipa, Ovamboland, German South West Africa – 4 December 1983, Onandjokwe, South West Africa) was a Namibian Lutheran Church leader. Early life Auala was born in Oniipa, Ovamboland, German Sout ...

, first

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of the

ELCIN The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia. It has a total membership of over 853,522 in 2023, mainly in Northern Namibia. Formerly known as the Evangelical Lutheran Ovambo-Kavango Church (ELOC) ...

church in

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

. The guest vocalists on the album and the project include Taru Hallama, Jukka Leppilampi and Outi Terho. The record was released by Kirjapaja on it label just records, together with the Finnish Missionary Society.

Track listing

*All words and music by Jaakko Löytty;

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s by the band, additional arrangements by Jaakko Löytty (vocals) and Jouko Laivuori (

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s). *Lead vocals by Jaakko Löytty, except as indicated: A3, B6, B9. ;Side one ;Side two

Musicians

*Jaakko Löytty — vocals, acoustic guitar *Taru Hallama — vocals *Jukka Leppilampi — vocals *Outi Terho — vocals * Jouko Laivuori — keyboards *

Mikko Löytty Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnic languages. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: * Mikko Alatalo, Finnish musician and politician * ...

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Sakari Löytty Sakari is a given name, and may refer to: * Sakari Kukko (born 1953), Finnish saxophonist and flutist * Sakari Kuosmanen (born 1956), Finnish singer and actor *Sakari Mattila (born 1989), Finnish football player * Sakari Oramo (born 1965), Finnish ...

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drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

* Pekka Ruuska —

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

Guests

Simo Salminen Simo Veli Atte Salminen (8 November 1932 – 2 September 2015) was a Finnish comic-actor best known for his many performances in movies and television shows by Spede Pasanen, usually playing his sidekick in some fashion. Salminen alongside Vesa ...

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trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz musical ensemble, ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest Register (music), register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitche ...

, solo (A4) * Tapani Rinne —

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. Built in B♭ an octave above the tenor saxophone (or rarely, slightly small ...

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

* Markku Veijonsuo —

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bass tuba The tuba (; ) is the largest and lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibrationa buzzinto a mouthpiece. It first appeared in the mid-19th century, making it o ...

, solo (B5)

Production

*Pekka Ruuska — producer, mixing * Juha Heininen — recording engineer, mixing * Tapsa Rantanen — kansi * Hannu Bask — cover photo * Pirjo Esko, Kari Kuitunen — photos of the vocalist

External links

Laulu yhteisestä leivästä in Discogs
Jaakko Löytty albums 1984 albums {{Gospel-album-stub