Ikiranka | Jäine – Etno-Espa

The majestic sound of the Ikiranka ensemble paves its own path, combining elements of folk music, ambient and jazz. Jäine is a new generation runo song ensemble of four professional singers from the disciplines of folk music, pop and jazz.

Programme

at 4 pm
Ikiranka
Ikiranka leads Etno-Espa audiences away from their busy and familiar everyday surroundings, to take a moment somewhere else. The band’s repertoire includes original compositions, folk music reprises and improvisations. The group's music has been released across two albums, most recently with Sydänmaa in 2023.

Joakim Berghäll – bass clarinet
Juha Kujanpää – harmonium, keyboards
Teemu Korpipää – live electronics, soundscapes

at 5.15 pm
Jäine
Founded by Vilma Jää, a folk musician specialising in traditional Ingrian ensemble runo singing, the group’s repertoire consists of Jää's tradition-inspired compositions where the singers’ technical skills have a chance to shine. The ensemble’s glorious harmonies are created through heterophony – in other words, improvised polyphony – and their arrangements are created in collaboration, some pre-rehearsed and others emerging in the moment.

Vilma Jää – vocals
Erika Hammarberg – vocals
Anne-Mari Pitkänen – vocals
Laura Maria Rinta – vocals