Ella Isotalo | Dänkki Briha - Etno-Espa

Ella Isotalo and Dänkki Briha guide the Etno-Espa afternoon from cinematic soundscapes to futuristic ethno-electronic and folktronica.

16.00 | Ella Isotalo

Ella Isotalo's solo material draws from two traditions: the music of the Tanzanian Wagogo people, which she has studied in Tanzania, and her own South Ostrobothnian and Savo-Karelian heritage. In the concert, she plays violin, jouhikko, and the Wagogo ilimba - a kind of finger piano - and sings in Finnish and Swahili. The pieces are built live on looper, layer by layer, with improvisation woven throughout.

Ella Isotalo - violin, ilimba, jouhikko, vocals

17.15 | Dänkki Briha

Dänkki Briha is a trio at the intersection of ethno-electronic and folktronica. At the release concerts for the band's second album Merjamaa, new songs are heard in which pre-literate East Baltic lyrics and folk song tradition merge with futuristic soundscapes. The band placed third in Etno-Espa's song competition 2024 with the theme Folk Song 2050.

Juho Liira - vocals
Matias Kontula - electric violin
Manu Penttilä - production, electric guitar, ukulele, percussion, backing vocals