Portugal
Austria
Finland
Finland
Artists expanding on folk traditions vocally, instrumentally, and in new arrangements taking traditions into a modern setting.
Video: Background Music by Okra Playground - Rautasuu / Steed of Sorrow
Meta is Mariana Bragada exploring the essence of the voice. Born in the North of Portugal, Meta has deep roots in nature and in the memory of singing and dancing since she came to life. She collects sounds of the world while travelling, creating a blanket of sound patches and traditions. Uniting technology with natural and ancestral inspiration, Meta re-creates visions and manifestations through improvisations and chants, in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Agency: TRANSIBERIA
Cobario is a one-of-a-kind world music trio from Vienna, Austria. Beginning in 2006 as buskers in Barcelona, they developed their unique style of playing which casts its incomparable spell with passion and finesse over a pleasure-loving audience. Having won multiple awards, they are simply magnificent both live and their recorded work.
Flamenco, Gypsy, Celtic, Slavic, Asian and contemporary influences all contribute to their unique sound.
Agency: Frusion agency
What kind of music would a plant make? Probably not Ethno Punk, but VIMMA does it anyway. Or is it Progressive Folk? Don’t know, don’t care. What we should care about is plants. Try to list as many as you can. When you run out, go to the nearest forest and look around you. Smell the forest and let the forest smell you. How could you save the world from environmental crisis if you don’t even know what the environment consists of?
Agency: Saura Booking Agency
Contemporary electro folk
Okra Playground plays genuine electro folk where ancient folk instruments kantele and bowed lyre coexist in a new symbiosis with modern instruments and soundscapes. Strong vocal harmonies, big sound, age-old lyrics, hypnotic beats and mystical energy take the listener to far-off places and close to home. In 2016 Okra Playground performed at WOMEX among the Official Showcase Selection.
Agency: Saura Booking Agency
