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Shamanviolin

Helsinki, Central Finland, Finland | SELF

Helsinki, Central Finland, Finland | SELF
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"Record Review"

"Surprisingly spellbinding.. ferociusly intense" - John Colligne - Progression Magazine no. 64/2010


"From SIberia with Love"

From siberia with love. Fiol, fotbjällra, röst. Välkommen till Tuomas Rounakaris shamanvärld. Med ursprung i nästan hundraåriga cylinderinspelningar med sibiriska shamaner har Rounakari omvandlat gamla sånger till rituella trancelåtar på sin fiol. De sibiriska shamanerna kan närmast liknas vid indianernas medicinman eller samernas nåjd. Det är den känslan Tuomas Rounakari vill förmedla. Skivan chockstartar med Langetus, ett vildsint snirklande som tar andan ur lyssnaren. Det är inte vackert men har en slags rå intensitet som lockar. Rounakari själv har studerat klassisk komposition, är specialist på rituell musik bland finsk-ugriska och arktiska folk. Han har utfört fältarbete i Sibirien så det är inget flum kring konceptet. Att lyssna på hela skivan rakt av är nästan övermäktigt. Har en känsla av att den här musiken kräver en särskild miljö för att fungera bra. Runt en värmande lägereld eller varför inte en klubb i stora staden med rökmaskin och blinkande lampor.

Lars Lind - Lira Musikmagasin 11.03.2010


"Record reviews"

Mr. Rounakari’s shamanic trance is convincing. And the wildly rythmic tunes allure the listener to their magic... This is as hardcore as modern folk can get.

Jimmy Träskelin - Pelimanni (93/2009)


"Todellisia tarinoita (True stories)"

Shamanviolinist Tuomas Rounakari follows his inner self and reunites via playing with the hearth of the universe. Working with ethnic materials through improvisation has concretized something central about humanity, presence and cohesiveness of mankind to himself and his listeners.

Lea Tajakka - 04.03.2009 - YLE Radio 1 - Finnish National broadcasting company


"Dead mans shoes"


The traditional roles between the performer and his audience disappear as the parquete transforms to a bonefire and the culture-hungry observers find themselves listening to the antlered shaman with a story about the whale-hunters of Bering’s bay, enchanted with ancient violin playing, full of effervesce cacophony and incantations.

Sakari Nuutila - 18.3.2010 - Mäntsälän Viikkouutiset


"Violinist plays like a shaman"

Marko Leppänen - 22.11.2007 - Helsingin Sanomat


Discography

Shamanviolin (2009)

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SHAMANVIOLIN was created out of old wax-cylinder recordings sung by
real shamans from the Ob and Yenisei-river districts in Siberia.

SHAMANVIOLIN is a fully acoustic solo performance where traditional
violin is modified through tuning and playing techniques. It is a one-man band with simultaneous playing, vocal sounds and stomping.

SHAMANVIOLIN is created by Mr. Tuomas Rounakari; violinist, composer and an MA ethnomusicologist specialised in ritualistic music of Finno-Ugric and Arctic peoples. He has studied composition at the New School University in New York City and graduated with honors from Helsinki University. He has done field-work among Khanty people in Siberia and is an expert on Karelian laments.

SHAMANVIOLIN performances have taken place at The Finnish National Theatre, Alfred VeDvore Theatre (Praque), The Helsinki Festival, Hollola Medieval Days, Russian Ogurets Prasdnik (Suzdal). And many more unforgettable events!

www.shamanviolin.com

Phone: +358-41-5362729