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Mama Longhorn gearing up for their next moves

The "rhythm tank of Pori" is represented again in the international WOMEX 2025 event in Tampere by Funky Amigos. After the success of their fourth album Extinct But Still Alive in 2024, they are planning to release a nice bunch of remixes from different producers of their internationally acclaimed song ”Rowing High Rowing Low” and an EP release with two previously unreleased tracks. Listen to ”Rowing High Rowing Low” (YouTube) » Listen to the Extinct But Still Alive album on YouTube »
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The 30-year old Eternal Erection back in action!

After a long hiatus of seven years, Eternal Erection - one of the most long-standing bands of Finnish funk - makes the comeback and will be also performing a special 30-years Anniversary show at the Funky Elephant Festival (in Culture Factory Korjaamo in Helsinki) on November 1st.
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Jätkäjätkät makes their farewell tour in late 2025

Last year the legendary outfit Jätkäjätkät dropped their fourth album after a hiatus of ten years, but in autumn 2025 they announced that they are doing their final farewell tour in the upcoming months and thus retrieving from live action. So get your ticket early in advance for their last shows!

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Dashing Waves

Dashing Waves, founded in 1997, play their unique version of urban multiethnic world groove and were well ahead of their time during the millennium changeover period. Today the band, built around the Congolese-Finnish Cheka Kalupala...

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Raappana

One of the most successful and best known Finnish reggae artists, Raappana entered the scene after the flourishing of Finreggae in the first years of the Millennium during the time, when the original lineup of...

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The Funky Sound Foundation

The Funky Sound Foundation plays rough and groovy funk and afrobeat of the late 60’s mixing it with old school hip hop elements and Helsinki state of mind. Ten-piece orchestra, founded by saxophonist Joose Kyyrö...

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Mama Longhorn

Nicknamed as “the rhythm tank”, Mama Longhorn makes progressive and eclectic organic rhythm music breaking traditional boundaries. Fusing rock, afrobeat, funk and even trip hop among other influences and the vocals of Eeva Poijärvi makes...

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Vodou Fusion

Vodou Fusion is the crown jewel of Beninese-born Gildas Houessou’s musical career to date and represents the most culturally diverse side of the Finnish rhythm music scene. Their music is based on West African voodoo...

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Jimi Tenor

Jimi Tenor is one of the internationally most distinguished Finnish black rhythm music artists who has been known of performing annually on hundreds of occasions all over the world but much more rarely in Finland...