Funky Finland

The Funky Finland online service highlights the artists, who have contributed to the diverse Finnish rhythm music field. Curated by Funky Amigos, verified by artists.
Funky Amigos is a non-profit association with a focus on producing diverse and communal events, activities as well as other program and artistic content. We promote and uphold the status and conspicuousness of black rhythm music and its artists as well as cultural diversity and tolerance in Finland.

The Funky Finland online service highlights the artists, who have contributed to the diverse Finnish rhythm music field. Curated by Funky Amigos, verified by artists.
Funky Amigos is a non-profit association with a focus on producing diverse and communal events, activities as well as other program and artistic content. We promote and uphold the status and conspicuousness of black rhythm music and its artists as well as cultural diversity and tolerance in Finland.

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Punomo starring on Funky Elephant Festival

The sensational Turku-based Finnish retro-soul outfit Punomo will highlight Funky Elephant Festival at Culture Factory Korjaamo in Helsinki on the 6th and 7th of November, 2026. The Friday evening is dedicated to the Finnish soul music and its different variations. After their debut album, the band performed at Elephantasy - Funky Family Picnic in 2022. So now with their superb sophomore effort it's good time for round #2!

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Halme Prospekt meets West Africa

Pioneers in Finnish rhythm music scene, Heikki "Hepa" Halme and his reputed Halme Prospekt, take their music together with Togolese singer Queen Djenny Djella to the warmth and sun of Western Africa on their brand new project. The album, released May 22nd, 2026, could be expected to make a mark not only in Finland but internationally, with four awesome singles and music videos already preceding it.

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Mama Longhorn prepares for 2027

The "rhythm tank of Pori" has been working behind the curtains this year as they are preparing for both new releases and the comeback of their live shows in 2027. Mama Longhorn is also represented by Funky Amigos again in October 2026 at WOMEX in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria after gaining global recognition already with their earlier albums. Listen to ”Rowing High Rowing Low” (YouTube) » Listen to the Extinct But Still Alive album on YouTube »

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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...

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Reino & The Rhinos

Reino & The Rhinos are a fusion band of actor, singer and musician Reino Nordin playing sunny and sweet Finnish soul music with influences from bossanova and pop music. Their discography consists of two albums...

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Don Johnson Big Band

Don Johnson Big Band (DJBB) is an organic hip hop band with a popular twist performing in English and influenced by a wide variety of genres. The band made their breakthrough with the self-released debut...

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Humphrey Mubba

Tanzanian-born bassist, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer Humphrey Mubba is one of the most intriguing new voices on the Finnish jazz and rhythm music scene. In his music, you can clearly hear the influence of his...

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Ismaila Sané / Saïsba

The grand old man of Afro fusion and Afro jazz in Finland, Ismaila Sané (Badiane), has truly made an exceptional and impressive international musical career over the course of his life. It dates all the...

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Punomo

“The rougher and more vintage, the better.” That is how Turku-based retro-soul outfit Punomo has summed up the philosophy behind its music. Drawing on the Afro-American soul tradition while singing in Finnish and bringing a...

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