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Rockadillo Records 2012
Rockadillo Records
2012
| Vili Mustalampi |
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vocals, trés |
| Janina Lehto |
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vocals, flute |
| Mikko Rajala |
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vocals, violin, guitar |
| Tero Rantanen |
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vocals, percussions |
| Ricardo Padilla |
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vocals, percussions |
| Juuso Hannukainen |
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percussions |
| Timo Ylönen |
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double bass |
Kuukumina is a 7 piece orchestra from Helsinki, Finland. Since their formation in 1999 they have been playing Afro-Cuban and World music for ever-growing audiences in Finland and abroad. Their successful recipe is very simple: Take a little bit of Son, combine it with Rumba and dip it in Salsa. Mix with Flamenco and Samba. Cooked in the Kuukupot, the outcome is unpredictable. But beware – it’s always spicy!
Kuukumina’s repertoire consists of original music that combines different musical styles from South America, Africa and the Middle East, but closest to their hearts is the pulse of Afro-Cuban music. It is not by accident that Kuukumina started to make Afro-Cuban music: the father of the brothers Vili and Tero, Heikki Lajunen, was a member of Septeto Son, which was the first band in Finland that devoted themselves to Cuban Son-music.
Kuukumina has played at clubs, parties and many festivals in Finland such as Pori Jazz, Ilosaari and Kaustinen just to name a few. They have also opened shows for Latin music giants like Eddie Palmieri and Sierra Maestra. Outside of Finland they have been performing in Cuba, Sweden and Russia. In 2010 the band was part of Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth´s Winter Circus.
Their journey to the roots of Cuban music was fulfilled with a concert tour to Santiago de Cuba in 2008, whereafter they put out their first album Siempre pa’lante. The newest album Kámina is released by Rockadillo records in march 2012.
This Rumba can't be stopped! ¡hasta luego!
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