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The second duo album, Forest of a Thousand Songs (TEMPS07), from Peter Phippen and Arja Kastinen will be released this spring. On this album Peter is playing the shakuhachi flute and an ocarina, and Arja is playing different kinds of kanteles – and also the mystic ringing stone in the Nötö island. The music is […]

During the spring season 2020 there will be an open kantele workshop called the Kanteletupa once a month at the Helsinki Central Library Oodi. No previous experience is needed. We will experiment with different playing techniques and make easy improvisations. Come and see different small kanteles and have fun playing along with others! The workshop is […]

During the spring season 2020 there will be an open kantele workshop once a month at the Helsinki Central Library Oodi. No previous experience is needed. We will try out different playing techniques and make easy improvisations. Come and see different small kanteles and have fun playing along with others! The workshop is organized by […]

The new research of three Karelian 19th century hollow kanteles is now published as a PDF, but unfortunately only in Finnish. There are lots of detailed photos, though, for those who are interested in seeing them. These instruments are stored at the National Museum of Finland. Two of the instruments are hollowed out from the […]

On Saturday, the 7th of December, 2019, Arja will play at Hosoi in Stockholm (Brunkebergstorg 6). The happening is organized by PLX and by Hosoi, and in addition to Arja there will also perform Lokey, Anton Ingvarsson (MMX), DJ Pickman (Monstercage), DJ Pinot Noir (Vårberg), Jim Carry On (SE/UKR) sekä DJ Sticky Tits & DJ […]