VtQ
VtQ - Vilma Timonen Quartet
Vilma Timonen, kantele, vocals
Ari-Pekka Anttila, bass
Mikko Hassinen, drums, percussions
Topi Korhonen, guitar, trumpet, vocals
The Vilma Timonen Quartet, or VtQ as this fusion band is otherwise known, has
pulled off a remarkable combination; unique sound that you have never heard
before! Some jazz and folk music, blended together with the ancient sound of
the kantele.The band’s repertoire is a synthesis of compositions by
Vilma Timonen and a collection of traditional melodies adapted by the
Quartet. The result is an epoch-making musical arrangement that accentuates
the kantele’s rich and multifaceted sound.
Imagine on the one hand small cottage in the finnish countryside filled with
the limpid sound of kantele, and on the other hand the dim confines of a jazz
club. VtQ leaps into the ancient world of music to paint an arch between
those two worlds.
The album FORWARD has been released!It was published by Äania
–records (www.aania.fi). The album contains songs based on traditional
lyrics as well as instrumental pieces.FORWARD was elected as the best Ethno
album 2009 in Finland and awarded with the Emma –price.
You can get your VtQ albums from here
The band’s debut album VtQ was published by Texicalli
Records(www.texicalli.net) in 2007
Listen to the music from
Anna-Kaisa Liedes & Utua