KAJOS - Cinematic, mesmerizing, pagan Finnish voice & cello duo by Sini Koskelainen and Susanna Syrjäläinen. Compositions: KAJOS (Sini Koskelainen & Susanna Syrjäläinen) Lyrics: Finnish-Karelian folklore / Sini Koskelainen Cello & Backing Vocals: Susanna Syrjäläinen Lead Vocals & Sample Pad & Loopstation: Sini Koskelainen Cinematographer/Videographer/Video Editor: Anne Rajala / Grey Realm Arts Oy (www.instagram.com/greyrealmstudiofi) Live music recorded by Pekka Posio Live music mixed by Valtteri Väänänen / Lammaskallion Audio LIVE recorded at the Finnish Pagan Fest (Pakanafestarit) 2024. Follow KAJOS: http://www.instagram.com/kajosband http://www.facebook.ocm/kajosband CONTACT/BOOKING: kajosmusic@gmail.com ALL RIGHT RESERVED.

This video consists three live clips of my sound journey "From the Wellspring of Voice" in Summer camp 2022 of Valkoinen Kukka - White Flower in a sacred Tipi. ✨💛✨ Hope this reel/teaser conveys tranquility and comfort for you. 💛 With love, Sini FOLLOW: www.sinikoskelainen.com www.facebook.com/SiniKoskelainenOFFICIAL www.instagram.com/sini.koskelainen Valkoinen Kukka: www.valkoinenkukka.fi

Today (14.5.2022) is the day of Finnish folk music and folk dance, so I wanted to share this song with you! 💛 To be deeply connected with nature and bringing or creating music in nature is very close to my heart. In nature the music was originally born and developed. That's where we were born. In the old days in Finland when you were about to enter the forest, you needed to first ask a permission for it, no matter what you were going to do there. The forest, its inhabitants, Spirits of nature were respected and it was considered important to live in harmony with the forest. Gifts could also be left for the forest. I have also started to practice this ritual or habit nowadays, ranging from sprinkling small nuts to earth to collecting trash and singing a song dedicated for the forest. I support revitalizing folklore and sharing knowledge with all nations, not just those in a small district. I am fascinated by pagan beliefs, rituals, myths and poems and they often serve as a source of inspiration in my music. I believe that by singing in nature and about nature, we can strongly connect with our roots. I believe that eternity lives in all of us and voice is the channel from which it can naturally get pulped out. Especially in nature. This song is where I sing in a nature reserve for bird souls. The melody is from a song created by Magdalena Mölsä aka Vaskilintu and me, made into an old Bird's Words spell poem (author unknown). "Anna kumpu kultiasi Metsä mulle lintujasi Siipiäsi, sulkiasi Päästäpä parahiasi Sinijalka siiperöinen Punajalka puiperoinen Kule kohti rihmojani Kohti kultalankojani Tie on tehty tullaksesi Tie on tehty, (rata) rakettu Tulla kullaisna keränä Hopeaisna sykkyränä" Some kind of translation of the text that I made: “Give hillock your loved ones Forest your birds Your wings, your feathers Let your best ones come Blue-footed winged Red-footed winged Walk towards my yarns Towards my golden threads The road is made to come The road is made, the route is built To come as a golden ball As a silver kink” What does folk music or folklore mean to you? 💛 FOLLOW: www.sinikoskelainen.com www.facebook.com/SiniKoskelainenOFFICIAL www.instagram.com/sini.koskelainen

Here's a little improvisation that I recorded live in Autumn 2021 where I sing and play my friend's mesmerizing witch drum. This is a chant for New Moon. Hope you enjoy the music and the mystical video I made for it. Sending inspiration and strength, Sini FOLLOW: www.sinikoskelainen.com www.facebook.com/SiniKoskelainenOFFICIAL www.instagram.com/sini.koskelainen

performer: Kajos song: Heinillä härkien kaukalon (”Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris”) orig. music & text. French trad. Finnish text: Martti Korpilahti arr. Kajos KAJOS is a strong duo formed by Sini Koskelainen and Susanna Syrjäläinen, where Nordic and Oriental echoes, meditative soundscapes and rooted rhythms form their own ambiance. The band uses a variety of instruments such as human voice, cello, drum, Turkish Cura string instrument, Armenian Duduk woodwind instrument and koshi wind chime, and builds a layered music with a loopstation. FOLLOW US: www.facebook.com/kajosband www.instagram.com/kajosband CONTACT/BOOKINGS: kajosmusic@gmail.com MEMBERS OF KAJOS: Sini Koskelainen (www.sinikoskelainen.com) Susanna Syrjäläinen (www.susannasyrjalainen.com)

Van 23 tot en met 27 oktober 2019 vindt in Tampere, Finland de Womex-beurs plaats, de 25e editie! Op MixedWorldMusic.com kun je onze live verslagen inclusief deze en andere video's bekijken. Dagelijks berichten Bas Springer, Charlie Crooijmans en Rik van Boeckel met nieuwe verslagen, foto's en video's van de Womex! https://www.mixedworldmusic.com/nieuws/newsItem.php?n01ID=23015 Deze video is door Charlie Crooijmans geschoten.