Poropetra | ja

Poropetra members: Nancy: vocals Elsa Pardonen: vocals Juha Jyrkäs: throat-singing, 12-stringed kantele, djembe Hittavainen: violin, jouhikko, mandoline, flutes & pipes, mouth harp, keyboards, backing vocals Markus Ylikoski: electric guitar, backing vocals Leo Herranen: bass, contrabass Poropetra is old Finnish and means the Elk of Hiisi (Hiiden hirvi in Finnish) from Finnish mythology. Elk is an old totem animal for Finno-Ugric and Siberian peoples, which is why it describes so well bands music – ethnic rock. The music gets it’s inspiration from the musical traditions of Finno-Ugric peoples, Tuvinian throat-singing and ethnic/world music altogether – combining in this mixture the elements...