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Martti Pokela | |
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 Martti with his wife Marjatta in 1965 | |
| Born | Martti Eliel Pokela 23 January 1924 |
| Died | 23 August 2007 (aged 83) |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Known for | Music for kantele |
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][2][3][4]
Life and career
[edit]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][5] Their daughter, Eveliina Pokela, began performing with them in the 1960s.[1][2]
Pokela merged traditional Finnish folk music with contemporary sounds. The family's albums have also been released outside of Finland.[1]
Pokela taught kantele playing 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][2]
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[6]
Gallery
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Performing with Marjatta at Seurasaari in 1959 -
Together with Marjatta and Eveliina performing in a television studio, on the show Nylands Hörna in 1966 -
Martti performing with his wife Martta for an audience at the courtyard of the National Museum of Finland in 1966 -
Their daughter Eveliina having joined them -
Family grave at Hietaniemi Cemetery
Albums
[edit]- Keskiyön Auringon Lauluja (1969)
- Best of Kantele (1995)
- Sonata For Kantele (1996)
- Snow Kantele (1998)
- "Tuulikumpu" (2001)
- Improsette by Martti Pokela (2005)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Finland's Kantele Master Martti Pokela Dies". YLE. 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ a b c Jalkanen, Pekka (27 August 2007). "Pokela, Martti (1924 - 2007)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Kansanmuusikko Martti Pokela on kuollut". Ilta-Sanomat. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Lång, Markus; Väänänen, Timo (1993). "Martti Pokelan konserttikantelesävellyksistä". Musiikkitiede. 5 (2): 67–83. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Juvonen, Päivi. "Marjatta Pokela". Pomus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- YLE News: "Finland's Kantele Master Martti Pokela Dies"
- Finnish Music Centre: "Martti Pokela dies at 83"
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