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Content Published April 29, 2016

Phew! (WhoMadeWho)

WhoMadeWho music repertoire spans melodic pop-experimental- electronica songs. They know how to perform and make their songs to an unforgettable live experience. Phew!

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Content Published November 19, 2017

Visual show

Abstract made during Daniel Lanois visual show.

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Content Published November 19, 2017

Sci Fi

Sic Fi performed by Daniel Lanois live at Helsinki Festival.

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Content Published November 19, 2017

Daniel Lanois and Jim Wilson

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Content Published October 28, 2017

Mexican mambo

For a fact, Finnish people love dancing and Latin American music and Orkesta Mendoza delivered a perfect Mexican mambo night.

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Content Published October 24, 2017

Sergio Mendoza feat Salvador Duran

Big respect to Helsinki Festival's booking committee bringing Orkestra Mendoza for a unique latin concert night to Finland.

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Content Published October 24, 2017

King of maracas

Charismatic Salvador Duran is probably the best maracas artists I 've seen in my life. Also, his exceptional voice added to the coolness of this rare mix of Mexican mambo, merengue, psychedelic cumbia indie-rock.

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Content Published October 24, 2017

Sergio Mendoza

Band founder Sergio Mendoza is a multi-instrumentalist and also is a singer in Orkestra Mendoza. In this photograph, he is depicted singing with an accordion.

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Content Published October 23, 2017

Orkestra Mendoza

Hailing from Tuscon, Arizona, Orkestra Mendoza is a six-piece live band playing Latin indie rock with a twist of mariachi, merengue, mambo and rumba. For the first time in Finland, this concert was a fiesta of rhythms and exotic world music.

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Content Published October 19, 2017

Janne Haavisto & The Shubie Brothers

In May this year, Janne Haavisto & The Shubie Brothers released the album "You Are Here". At Helsinki Festival they performed it live in a true feast of instrumental ska mixed with surf rock and other sweet-sounding rhythms.

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Content Published October 19, 2017

Steel guitar virtuoso

Steel guitar by no one else than the Finnish musician legend Olli Haavisto who recorded and released music with eg Jim Pembroke Band, Hoedown, Tuomari Nurmio and others. Multi-instrumentalist Olli is the older brother to Janne and performed at this Helsinki Festival concert as the special guest of the evening. Olli was so cool being a humble virtuoso performing with an unusual Hawaiian steel guitar.

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Content Published October 16, 2017

Drummer Janne Haavisto

Finland for some time now has been known for excellent authentic rock and surf oriented instrumental music. Janne Haavisto used to be in the Finnish 60s-style rock cult band Laika & The Cosmonauts. At present day Haavisto, a drummer, guitarist, composer and producer presented his newest band project with The Shubie Brothers at the Helsinki Festivals Huvila Tent.

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Content Published October 15, 2017

Executive producer

Minna Huuskonen, the executive producer of the Huvila Festival Tent was very happy and proud of this year's work.

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Content Published October 15, 2017

Ticket and Information Center

Professional guidance and great service at Ticket and Information Center at the main entrance to the Huvila Festival Tent area.

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Content Published October 12, 2017

New Finnish jazz

The Blassics, an Ethiopian-jazz inspired septet at Teurastamo, the urban food district.

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Content Published October 4, 2017

Call it Voodoo Afro-Funk

Call it voodoo afro-funk. Vaudou Game got the people out of their seats to dance to their catchy music. I'd say their lead singer was wrong at the beginning of their gig to incline that Finnish people can't dance!

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Content Published October 4, 2017

Sensational performance

In less than 3 songs Vaudoo Game captured the attention of the audience to dance and cheer to their sensational afro-funk performance at the dancefloor area at the Huvila Festival Tent.

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Content Published October 4, 2017

Vaudou Game

Big compliments to the producers of Helsinki Festival inviting Vaudou Game for the first time ever to Finland. What a funky band. Without a doubt, a very stylish band dressed up to groove and to bringing back the sound of soul and funk. An extraordinary experience of seeing these guys live in action!

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Content Published October 2, 2017

Authentic afro-funk

Vaudau Game is something special. I have seen many bands in my life, but this Group of Artists stands out with their authentic, and energetic afro-funk, soul and R&B style. Their songs are ultimately killer party dancefloor hits.

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Content Published October 2, 2017

Peter Solo

Togolese Peter Solo is the frontman of the French sextet Vaudou Game. His appearance resembles a voodoo priest: bare-breasted, dressed in green trousers, and ordained with natural dyes, beads and embellishments. Peter played flawless chords on his guitar with a soulful voice sounding like James Brown.

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