Henxelit | ENKEL – Etno-Espa

The Etno-Espa Children’s Saturday is kicked off by the children’s music orchestra Henxelit, which presents captivating stories, bouncy tunes and soulful musings of the great miracles of life, interpreted through an acoustic array of instruments. The second ensemble to take the stage on Children’s Saturday, ENKEL is a tender and bubbly pelimanni group whose repertoire covers hit songs from the 1800s all the way to the 2020s.

Programme

at 2 pm
Henxelit
Henxelit ask questions, give advice, invite to play and offer all Children’s Saturday audiences tasty treats, from polka to Delta blues, and from swing to Finnish jenkka. A spontaneous feel and smiling faces are at the core of this family concert. Founded in 2007, the ensemble plays gigs at childcare centres, schools, assisted living facilities and different events all around Finland.

Juha Virtanen – accordions, accordina, vocals
Matti Hakamäki – vocals, mandolin, tin whistle, guitar
Tomi Nurmi – guitar, violin, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, vocals

at 4 pm
ENKEL
The four musicians with distinct personalities place their trust in tradition, in the power of creativeness and in each other: in ENKEL, everyone gets to be a superhero in their own way! The ensemble has released three albums and amassed a faithful fan base of young and somewhat older pelimanni players, as well pelimanni-minded listeners.

Leija Lautamaja – 3-row accordion, vocals
Miia Palomäki – 2.5-row accordion, vocals
Maija Pokela – 15-string kantele, vocals
Iida Savolainen – viola, vocals

In collaboration with the Concert Centre Finland