The second album by this critically acclaimed trio has been released. Happy to be back in business with these cats wearing different hats on this one!
More info: josetorrestrio.com
The third album by this energetic and rockin’ trio is released on Rockadillo Records and Nordic Notes. The record is produced by the great Colin Bass. I am really happy to collaborate as a drummer & percussionist and also specially happy and proud of the detail that there is one song, where Joonas gave me the possibility to record the drums in my own Mo-Chuisle Studios. There has already been some really nice reviews on the album in the Finnish and German press.
More info: joonaswidenius.org
I’m very happy and proud of having had the opportunity to play drums on the new Carmen Linares album “Verso a verso” dedicated to the great Spanish poet Miguel Hernández. “Verso a verso” is the first studio album by “The Queen of Song” in 9 years since “Raíces y Alas”, released in 2008. Naturally all the lyrics are by Miguel Hernández and there are two of Spain’s greatest singers at the moment, Silvia Pérez Cruz and Arcángel singing as guest artists. The arrangements are by Pablo Suárez, Salvador Gutiérrez and the artist herself and the album is recorded and mixed at Stateroom Studios by the engineer and studio owner Oscar Herrador.
The official release gig was in Circo Price, Madrid on 26th of January. You can hear us play the new material also in:
Festival de Jeréz, Jeréz de la Frontera (Spain): 26th February
Majadahonda (Spain): 11th March
Orihuela (Spain): 18th March
And there will be more dates coming soon…
More info: http://carmenlinares.net/en/
The world’s northernmost flamenco singer Anna Murtola released her debut album “Fuego por dentro” on November. The album is produced by Joonas Widenius and released on the Alba Records label. I am really happy to participate as a percussionist on this one. We had a blast gigging in Finland on the album release tour, especially on the Etnosoi! Festival in Helsinki, where Venla Ilona Blom, Helmi Camus, Ali Haithem, Hilda Länsman and Stiliana Ravelska were performing with us as special guests.
More info: www.annamurtola.com
The Trio’s second album, titled Arktik Traktor Konspirazy is officially out today 30.9.2016 on Rockadillo Records. We had a blast recording this at Global Music Centre Studios, Helsinki, Finland with the great engineer an person Ilari Suonpää and we are really proud to have the great collaborations by magnificent artists, the Jazz Piano great Iiro Rantala and Ilkka Heinonen, a master of a Traditional Finnish Bowed Lyre called Jouhikko. As far as it goes to drumming, I´m really happy to count with such a nice instruments as Saari Drums and Dream Cymbals on the tracking of this album. They both really suit to natural acoustic environment and always respond so naturally in different musical situations.
The Finland Release Tour will include the following gigs:
28th October, Oulu, Tuba
29th October, Rovaniemi, Korundi
30th October, Ylitornio, Kunnantalo
1st November, Kajaani, Koutasali
2nd November,Tornio, Kerho
3rd November, Kuopio, King’s Crown
4th November, Ylivieska, Akustiikka
5th November Vaasa, Doo-Bop
6th November, Äänekoski, Wille
6th November, Jyväskylä, Vakiopaine
7th November, Kotka, Kairo
9th November, Helsinki, Etnosoi Festival, Koko Jazz Club
10th November, Rauma, Brummi
12th November, Turku, Sibelius Museum
14th November, Mikkeli, Mikaeli
I hope You will enjoy listening to Arktik Traktor Konspirazy and come to see the gigs!!!
Album teaser video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPC7zWYCpz8
More info: www.joonaswidenius.org
I´m happy and proud to announce that I have just recently joined Dream Cymbals family of artists. I´m looking forward to playing these cymbals that are designed in Canada and manufactured in the traditional cymbal making area of Wuhan, China. I’m also really happy for the possibility to collaborate with an instrument maker that has Green Policy and Recycling Program. I think that my Saari drums will be happy for having such a good cymbals around them.
More info:
http://www.dreamcymbals.com/karo-sampela-spain
