Piirpauke
Sign in to savePiirpauke is a Finnish musical group combining free jazz, flamenco, mbalax, Arabesque, carnatic, romantic, modern, classical, humppa, impressionist, hindustani, salsa, Amharic, Lappjoik, Tibetan, Balkan, Karelian, Finnish, national romantic and rock music influences (among others) in their compositions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- jazz band
- Genre
- jazz
- Country of origin
- Finland
- Official website
- www.rockadillo.fi/piirpauke
- Image
- Sakari Kukko.jpg
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- inception
- 1974-01-01
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Band members
- Selected former members
- Guest members
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Live albums and compilations
- References
Piirpauke is a Finnish musical group combining free jazz, flamenco, mbalax, Arabesque, carnatic, romantic, modern, classical, humppa, impressionist, hindustani, salsa, Amharic, Lappjoik, Tibetan, Balkan, Karelian, Finnish, national romantic and rock music influences (among others) in their compositions.
The band was founded in 1974 by the keyboardist-saxophonist Sakari Kukko, who is the only original member left in the band today. In addition to a large number of Finnish musicians, several musicians from various countries have also played in Piirpauke.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piirpauke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.