Martti Pokela

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martti Pokela
Born Martti Eliel Pokela
(1924-01-23)23 January 1924
Haapavesi, Finland
Died 23 August 2007(2007-08-23) (aged 83)
Helsinki, Finland
Occupation musician

Martti Eliel Pokela (23 January 1924 23 August 2007) was a Finnish folk musician and composer.[1] Pokela was an expert with the kantele, Finland's national musical instrument.[1]

Life and career

Pokela and his wife, Marjatta Pokela, were widely credited with ushering in a revival in interest in Finnish folk music beginning in the 1950s.[1] Their daughter, Eveliina Pokela, began performing with them in the 1960s.[1]

Pokela merged traditional Finnish folk music with contemporary sounds. He and his family's albums have been released outside of Finland.[1]

Pokela taught the kantele at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and Kuopio until 1987.[1] He was the founder of the academy's folk music department, where he was named a full professor in 1980.[1]

Albums

  • Best of Kantele (1995)
  • Sonata For Kantele (1996)
  • Snow Kantele (1998)
  • "Tuulikumpu" (2001)
  • Improsette by Martti Pokela (2005)

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Finland's Kantele Master Martti Pokela Dies". YLE. 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-09-18. 

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.