Sulattofestival is a Finnish music festival organized in
Karkkila
Karkkila (; ) is a town and a municipality of Finland.
Neighboring municipalities are Lohja, Loppi, Tammela and Vihti.
Geography
Karkkila is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of () and it covers an area of of ...
. It is organized by Karkkila's Music and Art association (Kamut ry). The festival was held for the first time in 2008. In the Summer the festival is four days long, but Sulattofestival also creates events throughout the year.
Kamut ry was founded in 2007. The association organizes art and music events, takes a stand on different matters and discusses. The goal is to improve the cultural opportunities in Karkkila and the areas near. Raimo "Ramppe" Pitkänen is the chairman of Kamut ry and the organizer of Sulattofestival.
Sulatto 2008
Produced by Karkkila's Music and Art association (Raimo Pitkänen, producer): Finland's premiere of Astor Piazzola's and Horacio Ferrer's opera
Maria de Buenos Aires in Finnish.
Maria was performed by opera singer
Eeva-Kaarina Vilke.
Finnish composer Heikki Valpola's world premiere of Rautakantaatti for four singers, percussions and piano quintet.
Tuomari Nurmio
Classic movies chosen by academic
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), '' The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011), '' The Other Side of Hope'' (201 ...
for example Jean Vigo: L'Atalante
Sulatto 2009
Blues evening: Tomi Leino blues band
featuring harpist
West Weston (UK) and singer Jimmy Lawson (US).
M.A. Numminen's tango -and swing orchestra
Sulattoclub: Kari Peitsamo
Children's Sulatto: Gommi and Pommi and a family movie: Liisa Helminen's Pelikaanimies
Sulatto's ending club: Pepe Ahlqvist
Autumn Sulatto 2009
Mikkeli's cityorchestra strings and Kauko Röyhkä, conductor Vellu Halkosalmi
Sulatto 2010
Main performance:
Louisiana Red
Iverson Minter (March 23, 1932 – February 25, 2012), known professionally as Louisiana Red, was an American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who recorded more than 50 albums. A master of slide guitar, he played both traditional a ...
and Little Victor’s Juke Point (US).
Helsinki – Berlin – Paris -concert
(
Eeva-Kaarina Vilke, vocals, Mikko Perkola viola da gamba, vocals and keys and Mikko Kujanpää, contrabass)
Hoodoo Revue: Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III, Tomi Leino Blues Band, Juho Hurskainen & Jays Frantics
Academic
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), '' The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011), '' The Other Side of Hope'' (201 ...
's movie: I hired a contract killer
Winter Sulatto 2011
Saturday's main performance:
Boo Boo Davis
James "Boo Boo" Davis (born November 4, 1943) is an American electric blues musician. Davis is one of the few remaining blues musicians who gained experience singing the blues in the Mississippi Delta, having sung to help pass the time while pic ...
(
John Gerritse, drums and
Jan Mittendorp, guitar) (US)
Friday: Tim Lothar (guitar and vocals) and Peter Nande (harmonica and vocals) (DEN)
References
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External links
Music festivals in Finland
Recurring events established in 2008