Origin Finland | Years active 1974–present | |
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Website www.rockadillo.fi/piirpauke Albums Piirpauke 2, Laulu laineilla, Sillat, Live in der Balver Höhle Members Sakari Kukko, Ismaila Sané, Eerik Siikasaari, Antti Hytti, Rami Eskelinen | ||
Piirpauke piirpauke full album
Piirpauke is a Finnish musical group combining folk music, world music, jazz and progressive rock. It was founded in 1974 by the singer-saxophonist Sakari Kukko, who is the only original member left in the band today. In addition to large number of Finnish musicians, several musicians from various countries have also played in Piirpauke.
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- Piirpauke piirpauke full album
- fyssouni imala maika by piirpauke finland 1976
- Band members
- Selected former members
- Guest members
- Studio albums
- Live albums and compilations
- Songs
- References
The band has released 19 studio albums as well as several live and compilation albums. In October 2010 their album Koli peaked number one at the World Music Charts Europe. Piirpauke's best known song is Konevitsan kirkonkellot (The Church Bells of Konevets), based on a traditional Karelian melody. It is named after the Konevsky Monastery in the Konevets island of Lake Ladoga. The song was covered by heavy metal band Sentenced in their 2002 album The Cold White Light.
fyssouni imala maika by piirpauke finland 1976
Band members
Selected former members
Guest members
Studio albums
Live albums and compilations
Songs
Konevitsan kirkonkellotPiirpauke · 1975
Swedish ReggaeLive in der Balver Höhle · 1980
Soi vienosti murheeni soittoYö Kyöpelinvuorella · 1979