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Okra Playground from Finland plays genuine electro folk with strong vocal harmonies, big sound, age-old lyrics, contemporary soundscapes, traditional folk instruments, hypnotic beats and mystical energy.
Okra Playground’s long-waited debut album Turmio was released in October 2015. The album has ever since been warmly received gaining praises in the new and old medias – for instance receiving a five star review in Songlines Magazine. Turmio also made it to few listings of best albums of 2015. In July 2016 Turmio was re-released by Nordic Notes in most of Europe. The debut also took Okra Playground to perform at the official showcase program of World Music Expo WOMEX16. Okra Playground released their second album Ääneni yli vesien in March 2018. They celebrated the album touring Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden and Norway. The most recent album ITKU (2022) won the title of the Best European Album 2023 by Songlines Magazine.
Okra Playground is:
Maija Kauhanen – vocals, kantele
Päivi Hirvonen – vocals, fiddle, bowed harp (jouhikko)
Essi Muikku – vocals, kantele
Kalle Ylitalo – electric bass
Veikko Muikku – accordion, synthesizer
Oskari Lehtonen – percussion
Okra Playground’s long-waited debut album Turmio was released in October 2015. The album has ever since been warmly received gaining praises in the new and old medias – for instance receiving a five star review in Songlines Magazine. Turmio also made it to few listings of best albums of 2015. In July 2016 Turmio was re-released by Nordic Notes in most of Europe. The debut also took Okra Playground to perform at the official showcase program of World Music Expo WOMEX16. Okra Playground released their second album Ääneni yli vesien in March 2018. They celebrated the album touring Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden and Norway. The most recent album ITKU (2022) won the title of the Best European Album 2023 by Songlines Magazine.
Okra Playground is:
Maija Kauhanen – vocals, kantele
Päivi Hirvonen – vocals, fiddle, bowed harp (jouhikko)
Essi Muikku – vocals, kantele
Kalle Ylitalo – electric bass
Veikko Muikku – accordion, synthesizer
Oskari Lehtonen – percussion
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