Martti Eliel Pokela (23 January 1924 – 23 August 2007) was a Finland folk musician and composer.
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.
Pokela merged traditional Finnish folk music with contemporary sounds. The family's albums have also been released outside Finland.[
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Pokela taught kantele playing at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and Kuopio until 1987.[ He was the founder of the academy's folk music department, where he was named a full professor in 1980.]
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.
Gallery
Albums
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Keskiyön Auringon Lauluja (1969)
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Best of Kantele (1995)
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Sonata For Kantele (1996)
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Snow Kantele (1998)
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"Tuulikumpu" (2001)
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Improsette by Martti Pokela (2005)
See also
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