GG Caravan is a
Finnish rap and hip-hop group of artists and musicians from various formations. The group is a collective advocating
anti-racism
Anti-racism encompasses a range of ideas and political actions which are meant to counter racial prejudice, systemic racism, and the oppression of specific racial groups. Anti-racism is usually structured around conscious efforts and deliberate ...
through music, concerts, music videos and public awareness campaigns.
The band particularly highlights the plight of the minority
Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Romani people, or Roma, an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin
** Romani language, an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani communities
** Romanichal, Romani subgroup in the United Kingdom
* Romanians (Romanian ...
(gypsy) people of Finland and promotes a change of attitude towards them
Metrolive: GG Caravan syntyi puolivahingossa kampanjan ympärille - Superyhtye ei lähde pitseriaan keikalle
(in Finnish) and thus the gypsy influence on their music, as GG Caravan mixes various genres including rap
Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backin ...
, pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Pop music, a musical genre
Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop! (British group), a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Album ...
, folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be ca ...
with gypsy music. The variety and diversity of the genres comes from the various influences by the band members and musicians involved in the group.
GG Caravan enjoys the partial financing of the Finnish Ministry of Interior and the European Union Commission.
The band pre-released the single "On se hienoo" in February 2012 in anticipation of the debut album. The single hit the Finnish Singles Chart
The Official Finnish Charts (; ) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista'' (lit. "the Official Finnish Chart"), which is ...
Top 10, reaching #8. Soon after the self-titled debut album, ''GG Caravan'' was launched on 29 February 2012 It was released under the Live Nation Finland label. The album hit #3 on the Finnish Albums Chart on its first week of release.
The group made a comeback in June 2020 with a live concert, which could later be viewed online on Nelonen Nelonen may refer to:
* Nelonen (TV channel), a Finnish television station
* Nelonen (football), the fifth level in the Finnish football league system
* Nelonen Media, a Finnish commercial broadcasting company
{{Hndis, Nelonen ...
Ruutu website.
Members
*Redrama
Lasse Mellberg (born 2 October 1977), better known by his stage name Redrama, is a Finnish rapper. He made a breakthrough in 2003. Redrama, who performs primarily in English, but also in Swedish and Finnish was part of a hip-hop group Alien Alli ...
* Paleface (Karri Miettinen)
* Tommy Lindgren
*Brandon (Brandon Bauer)
* Marzi Nyman
* Zarkus Poussa
*Bulle (Joni "Big" Bollström)
* Voli (Jani Tuohimaa)
*Heikki Soini
*Vesa Sade
...and other musicians
and in production
*Tero Roininen
*Samu Wuori
Discography
Albums
*2012: ''GG Caravan'' (Live Nation Finland label) - reached #3 on Finnish Albums Chart[FinnishCharts.com GG Caravan page](_blank)
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Singles
*2012: ""On se hienoo" (Live Nation Finland label) - reached #8 on Finnish Singles Chart
References
External links
Facebook
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Finnish musical groups
Finnish hip-hop groups
Musical collectives