FolkReviewsAutumn2019

"Listening to Teija Niku's solo album one almost feels like sneaking into her studio, and in this solo context I actually appreciate Niku’s composition skills more than ever."

"What is supremely attractive is the earthiness, the urgency, the absolute conviction of voice meeting accordion."

"Western African desert blues is definitely one of my favourite roots music genres – and yoik is another one. On Áššu’s debut album these two are combined in a fascinating way."

"Tuuletar's Rajatila is a powerful concept album that transports the listener to the instant before the final step."

"A finely crafted exploration of each other’s music and style bringing out the richness, the elegance and the wit of their playing and writing."

"The music itself breathes calmly and is very free, being based more on musical discussion between the performers than on strict composition. The disc begins and ends in jazzy colours, but personally I particularly like the adventures in between, spiced with a certain modal and rhythmic curiosity."

"​Vildá is a very refreshing addition to the Finnish world music scene, a combination of top-notch accordion playing by Viivi Maria Saarenkylä and the truly unique sounds that Hildá Länsman produces with her voice, both without words and in her native language, Northern Sámi."