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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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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Soul Captain Band

Soul Captain Band was founded in 1997 and has played the key role in lifting up the so called Finreggae to nationwide recognition and to the peak of its success since the end of 90’s....

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Marjo Leinonen

Blues and rock singer Marjo Leinonen (born in 1966) is one of the most legendary Finnish roots music artists with the longest career in the game and are still active. Roots-styled blues, rhythm’n’blues, rock and...

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Ricky-Tick Big Band

Ricky-Tick Big Band, founded in 2010, started originally as an instrumental band, but evolved soon into a nationwide phenomenon after three pioneering Finnish MC’s Paleface, Redrama and Tommy Lindgren (Don Johnson Big Band) joined the...

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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...

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