CELENKA

In the organizer's words:

The Deutsch-Finnische Gesellschaft SH e.V. and the Paul-Gerhardt-Gemeinde present: CELENKA

Devina Boughton: trumpet & vocals
Eero Grundström: harmonium & vocals
Emmi Kujanpää: vocals & kantele

Music from Karelia, the Balkans and Slavic traditions has taken a liking to the Finnish trio
Since 2013, Celenka has been searching for melodic treasures there - and finding them.
The trio has created its very own sound with kantele, harmonium and trumpet,
all three of them sing - with a great love of rousing melodies, nimble dance rhythms and
virtuosic and surprising ornaments.

Emmi Kujanpää has a remarkable solo career as a kantele virtuoso, Eero Grundström
plays full-time with harmonica stars Sväng, but of course has various other projects on the side.
other projects. Devina Boughton is originally from Portland, Oregon, and studied at
studied at Berklee. She is a musical border crosser par excellence.

Her second album "Villoi Varsa", released by Nordic Notes and others, was awarded the "Etno-Emma"
(FINNISH GRAMMY) and was named the best folk album of 2021 by Helsingin Sanomat.
awarded by Helsingin Sanomat.

Free admission, a donation for the cultural work of the DFG is requested.

Price information:

Free admission, a donation for the cultural work of the DFG is requested.