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Emanuel CD Review in the Weltmusik-Magazin September 7, 2016

September 07, 2016

www.global-music.de Arja Kastinens musikalisches Wirken bewundern wir seit einigen Jahren. Die Finnin, die als erste Folkmusikerin den Doktortitel in Musik verliehen bekam, hat kürzlich ein neues Album namens “Emanuel” vorgelegt, das wir unbedingt vorstellen möchten. Das Album ist das fünfte Soloalbum von Arja Kastinen. Es stellt eine Reise dar in die komplexe Welt der Raumakustik […]

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Emanuel album now online

August 07, 2016

The album Emanuel is now available on CDBaby. You can listen to the clips of the tracks at: arjakastinen.hearnow.com

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The Emanuel-CD is released

March 24, 2016

The fifth solo-album by Arja Kastinen is a journey into a complex world of room acoustics and resonance. The music was recorded at the Emanuel Vigeland mausoleum in Oslo, Norway, in the summer of 2015. Recording: Taito Hoffrén (www.aania.fi). Tomba Emanuelle, The Emanuel Vigeland mausoleum is a barrel-vaulted room with no windows, completely covered with […]

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Two Small Kantele Weekends in Summer 2016

January 10, 2016

In the same way as last summer, there will be two small kantele weekends also this summer at the organic farm of Kortisto in Ohkola, Mäntsälä. The first weekend, July 1-3, will be a 5-string kantele course meant for the beginners, and the second weekend, July 29-31, will be the intermediate course with kanteles from […]

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The new CD from the recordings at the Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum

January 07, 2016

Our visit to the Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum in Oslo, Norway, in June 2015 resulted in over 5 hours of recorded sound material. Now we are working on the material aiming to release a CD in the near future. The recording was made by Taito Hoffrén/Kanteleen Ääniä. I’ve now edited the first experiments of the material, […]

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