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17-22. august, 2009, Mooste, Eesti

Honey for the Ears

August 22, 2009 from 18:00

MOKS presents an evening event of live concerts with fine musical artists:

Pekko Käppi (FI)
http://www.pekkokappi.com/

Kago (EE)
http://www.ounaviks.ee/kago/

Kirtana Rasa (EE)
http://www.kirtanarasa.tk/

Pastacas and Mari Kalkun (FI/EE)
http://www.myspace.com/pastacas http://www.myspace.com/marikalkun

Jüppala Kääpio (CH/JP)
http://www.octpia.com/juppalakaapio/

twowho (FI)
http://www.myspace.com/tuuhuu

the show starts at 18:00, ticket 50-kroons (includes return bus to Tartu)

ARTIST INFO

Pekko Käppi

Pekko Käppi has quickly become a cult figure on the Finnish music scene. He knows how to charm the public with nothing but a jouhikko, a traditional Finnish violin made out of horsehair, and his characteristic voice. His debut album Jos ken pahoin uneksii, which was released in 2007, showcases his affinity with free folk and psychedelic tunes. Pekko Käppi is a virtuose of Jouhikko - the ancient Finnish-Karelian bowed lyre. He has been involved in projects such as Jouhiorkesteri, Kiila, Lau Nau, Vilddas, Päivänsäde and Äijä. His music has often been described in a kind of underground romantic metaphors: "In his hands the rough sound of weaved horsehair strings are swaying between the foul and lovely - dirty and pure. The old songs of unwritten tradition, timeless and dark stories mediates in his mouth." He got involved with the Jouhikko in 1997 in the Ala-Könni Institute of Kaustinen. Ever since Pekko Käppi has been studying the Jouhikko tradition with the master players of Finland, Estonia and Sweden. He has been performing with different Jouhikkos in diverse ensembles, theatre productions etc. around the globe.

KAGO

Lauri Sommer is a musician and writer. He has published four and compiled two poetry collections, wrote forewords, essays, prose and made radioshows. Since the beginning of 1990ies he is active as musician. In the beginning in punk and indie bands, later involved with electronics, trobadours, Seto and South-Estonian men songs. The most recend decade he has performed and released records under the name Kago. He has given concerts in Estonia, Udmurtia, Belgium and Sweden. His tools in music are voice, acoustic guitar, piano, dictaphone, mandolin, all kind of found sounds and electronic manipulations. He has played along with Ramo Teder (aka Pastacas), Lauri Õunapuu, Eero Barndõk, Mari Kalkun, Fernando Moresi and... mostly with his partner and co-author of some songs Liis Keerberg (Iduvigik). Kago has released 3 official records- Piimašh (2003), Köngerjönks (2005) and Mopskassi maja (2008). Besides this there are some pieces in compilations and CD-s burnt for friends. This music includes strongly South- Estonian folksongs, trobadour songs, acoustic punk and various home electronics and amalgams of these in different relations. Kago's aim is to find characteristic for Estonia and personal, synthesising traditional and less used possibilities.

Kirtana Rasa

- Kaushalya (vocal, harmonium, violin, bassguitar, bamboo buitar, zither (kannel)
- Kadi Uibo (vocal, harmonium, djembe and other percussions, kalimba)
- Alex Kardaš (djembe, tabla and other percussions, bassguitar)
Kirtana Rasa performs their own creations, most of the texts for the songs come from the feather of Mathura (Margus Lattik). Even if they would like to, they cant frame their music stylistically. Their repertoir ranges from meditative Indian ragas until simple pop-songs. Between thre are all kind of experiments with shamanistic and other rhythms and exotic instruments. Also songtexts (songlines) themes vary from nature blessing anthems until small things of everyday life. Besides music Kirtana Rasa performances also involve pleasure for eyes- this is taken care by visual artist Okeiko

Kirtana Rasa has released CD „Põhjataeva tuled” (Ulmeplaadid, 2007).

Pastacas and Mari Kalkun

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Jüppala Kääpio

Jüppala Kääpiö are the sylvans of tonal mountains, somewhere between Switzerland and Japan. It is also the name of an expeditionary party of Hitoshi and Carole Kojo to explore Shangri-La in the nameless state of daily matters. We tune our mind pulse in to the micro vibration of hyphal structure of the organic and inorganic matters, and fill up the interior with our embryonic humming. The full-bodied sonic continuums are the dedication to millions of spirits in the world. They return to us nutritious spores, which make the forest where Jüppala Kääpiö live grow.

Two Who

We began Two Who somewhere in 2007 in order to play simple, meditative music as a counter-balance for the chaotic life of Boris Morgana. Hermanni played violin and Juuso had a broken mandolin, and we both sang, awkwardly. Then we got into circuit bending and made an awful noise for a while. This all has happened in small private flats of greater Kallio area. Kallio is the home for no future and the spark of resistance in Helsinki. But somehow serenity took over again and we decided that this is just about freeform raga music. Yet you can't really live in a church. So we decided to develop our chops while we trip over each other all the time, and try to work out new shit to decorate our new raga moods. Music is a simple, good thing, and should be played by anyone.