Edea (musical group)
Edea is a Finnish musical group. The Edea's song lyrics are written in an older form of the
Aava
.
Alexi Ahoniemi plays keyboard and saxophone. He has written lyrics, composed, and arranged for numerous groups.
The ensemble also includes Tommy Mansikka-Aho, who plays ethnic wind instruments, and percussionists Samuli Kosminen and Ethiopian-born Abdissa Assefa, who provide underlying harmonies.
Members
Marika Krook
Marika Krook (born October 27, 1972, in
The Sound Of Music in summer theatre. She is currently studying opera singing at the Sibelius Academy
.
Krook won the international opera singing contest in
Svenska Teatern and also in a Claes Olsson movie Amazing Women by the Sea, based on a book by Monika Fagerholm
.
Tommy Mansikka-Aho
Tommy Mansikka-Aho (
Gjallarhorn
.
Samuli Kosminen
Samuli Kosminen (born 1974 in
Kimmo Pohjonen Kluster he has sampled the accordion played by Kimmo Pohjonen. He is also a member of Icelandic band múm. He studied at the Oulunkylä Pop-Jazz Conservatory. "Kosminen" is a Finnish adjective meaning "cosmic". He currently plays in Björk's Utopia touring band.[4]
Other members
- Alexi Ahoniemi - vocals
- Abdissa Asifa - percussion
Releases
- Edea (1998)
- "Aava" (1998, single)
References
- ^ Boshoff, Alison (22 April 1998). "Sex-change singer hopes to sway Eurovision voters". Electronic Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.
- ^ "50 jaar songfestivals" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- ^ "Samuli Kosminen". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ^ Kotirinta, Pirkko (18 July 2019). "Björk hengästytti sensuellilla utopiallaan Finlandia-talossa – hinta oli suolainen, mutta keikka tarjosi myös suomalaisen yllätyksen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
External links
- Marika Krook at IMDb
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