Riikka Timonen and Senni Eskelinen released a new album Perillä! (Journey’s end) in February 2018. Less is enough on this album – just Riikka’s clear voice and Senni’s impressive 39-string of the kantele. Riikka has written all the lyrics herself. The tunes are composed by a Finnish composer, musician Milla Viljamaa. The album will be released in Finland by Rockadillo Records and in GSA by Westpark Music.

Art Prevolution attends WOMEX World music Expo on 25.10.-29.10.
Art Prevolution representation at Womex 2017: Maria Kalaniemi, Timo Alakotila, Emilia Lajunen, Riikka Timonen, Johanna Juhola and their projects.
Meet us with accordionist Johanna Juhola at stand Finland 225-227, 234-236.

The new album of Maria Kalaniemi and Eero Grundström, Svalan (Åkerö Records) took the top place on the World Music Charts Europe in July 2017.

The album was released 4.4.2017 and it has been now in top ten albums for three months – in May #7 and June #2.

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5.8. Nordland Musikkfestuge, Norway www.musikkfestuka.no

Maria Kalaniemi
28.7. Lemin musiikkijuhla, Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila
29.7. Iniö Folk, Maria Kalaniemi soolo
2.8. Nyköping, Sweden, Stockholm Lisboa Project & Maria Kalaniemi
3.8. Katrineholm, Sweden, Stockholm Lisboa Project & Maria Kalaniemi
4.8. Flen, Sweden, Stockholm Lisboa Project & Maria Kalaniemi
15.8. Järvenpään kirkko, Kesäillan konsertti, Maria Kalaniemi soolo
18.8. Treibhaus, Innsbruck, Austria, Maria Kalaniemi & Otto Lechner
19.8. Alpentöne Festival, Altdorf, Switzerland, Maria Kalaniemi & Otto Lechner
25.8. Satasoitto, Kokemäen kirkko, Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila
6.10. Senghor, Brussels, Belgium, Maria Kalaniemi & Eero Grundström
7.10. De Doelen/Pelgrimvaderskerk, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Maria Kalaniemi & Eero Grundström
8.10. Korzo, Hague, Netherlands, Maria Kalaniemi & Eero Grundström
13.10. Lilla Villan, Sipoo, Maria Kalaniemi & Eero Grundström
15.11. Brucknerhaus, Linz, Austria
16.11. Café Museum, Passau, Germany
12.12. Vuotalo, Helsinki, Maria Kalaniemi & Eero Grundström

Seimiyö – Johanna Iivanainen, Mikko Iivanainen, Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila
7.12. Seimiyö, Sellosali, Espoo
8.12. Seimiyö, Seinäjoki

Riikka Timonen & Senni Eskelinen
25.11. Iholla-klubi, Helsinki
28.11. Potsdam, Galerie-Bar 11-LINE.
29.11. Bethlehemkirche, Möhrkestrasse 9, 24159 KielFriedrichsort
30.11. BÜZ “Nordische Reihe“,Seidenbeutel 1, 32423 Minden
1.12. ThomasKulturKirche, Lohauserholzstraße 18, 59067 Hamm
2.12. Kulturzentrum Agora, Zechenstr. 2a, Castrop-Rauxel, Celebration Finland 100/musical history
3.12. Bielefeld
4.12. Köln
6.12. Weingarten/Ravensburg
7.12. Tollhaus, Alter Schlachthof 35, Karlsruhe
8.12. Villingen-Schwenningen, hotel Bosse, Oberförster-Ganter-Straße 9-11, D-78048 Villingen-Schwenningen
9.12. Gera
10.12. Lüneburg

Meidän piti matkustaa – Pirjo Aittomäki, Anna-Mari Kähärä & Sara Puljula
2.11. Malmitalo, Helsinki

Art Prevolution attends to Classical:NEXT on 17.5.-20.5. with Finnish delegates stands 42, 43. See you there!

Maria Kalaniemi’s album Svalan (Swallow), produced in cooperation with harmonium wizard Eero Grundström, was released on 4.4.2017.

On the album, the spiritual landscape of the Finnish-Swedes meets the awe-inspiring nature of Northern Karelia: a combination which can be experienced through both the music on the record and the photo-collage of scenes around Salonkylä which accompanies it.

The music was recorded in Maria Kalaniemi’s childhood home, an old post-war house in the Kilo district of Espoo.