Culture Cooperative Uulu
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Culture Cooperative Uulu (’force’ in ancient Finnish) was formed in 2003 by a group of young ethnomusicologists and music professionals. We had a vision to enrich Finland’s music scene by importing and promoting music and musical ideas from non-western societies, like Africa and Asia and also from Finland’s own past and tradition. Lately Uulu has also explored the world of contemporary music and dance. The cultural aspects of music and every man’s right to musicality are emphasized in all the activities. Culture Cooperative Uulu PO BOX 455 Contact chairperson Mr. Lari Aaltonen for more details. |
Education servicesUulu offers a wide range of education services in the field of music. It provides specially tailored services for companies, organizations, schools, universities, festivals etc. Uulu trains music teachers, organizes recreational theme days for companies, provides lecturers for universities and teaches music to all age groups from infants to elderly people. Since 2010 Uulu has collaborated with one of Finland’s five state funded music institutes, Global Music Centre (GMC), building an even wider range of education services. In 2009 Uulu held ca. 300 workshops and other education events in Finland. |
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Uulu Booking agencyUulu acts as a booking agency for a number of talented and renown musicians, such as the master of jouhikko (‘bowed horsehair lyre’) Pekko Käppi and Shankara, a union of Finnish and Indian born musicians performing North Indian music. We can also deliver a contemporary jazz band, a classical vocal ensemble or a heavy metal band. You name it. Our experience and contacts with Finnish and immigrant musicians are vast and we are able to provide suitable live music for any kind of event, for example anniversaries, openings etc. In case you want to book an artist through Uulu, please contact Mr. Joonas Keskinen, firstname@uulu.fi, +358 40 589 6601 |
Uulu RecordsIn 2009 Uulu started it’s own record label, Uulu Records, that releases music from all around the world. Uulu Records’ first releases are an album of traditional as well as contemporary Finnish lullabies (Petra Hartikainen & Pekko Käppi: Uni uuhella ajeli) and three albums of Tanzanian music recorded in a temporary field studio built to Bagamoyo, the center of Tanzanian music and dance. The latter project was done in collaboration with Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. All the CD's can be bought from our webstore. Uulu Records aims to release morally and culturally valuable music. Sometimes the process of making an album can be as important as the final product, as is the case in the Tanzania project. The artists who play on the albums come from a socio-economical background that prevents their access to expensive recording studios. It was a unique opportunity for the artists themselves to be able to make a recording of their music. Uulu also wishes to contribute to sustainable cultural development with its record deals and action. Uulu promotes the work of the recording artists internationally and cooperates with them to build a professional career in music. For matters conserning Uulu Records contact label manager Ms. Petra Käppi, firstname@uulu.fi, +358 50 308 4291 |
Zawose Five and producer Girilal Baars in studio. Jan 2010, Bagamoyo, Tanzania. |
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Juhana Nyrhinen at his workshop |
Metsän ääni [The Sound of the Forest] musical instruments and webstoreOne of Finland’s few professional traditional musical instrument makers, Juhana Nyrhinen, is also a member of Uulu. Nyrhinen’s Metsän ääni musical instruments are handcrafted from finnish raw materials, especially wood and birch bark. He has been studying the history and construction of such instruments as kantele, jouhikko, rapapalli and many others. The instruments can be bought from different kinds of events and festivals where Juhana tours throughout the year as well as from various shops around Finland and abroad. For example, Musideum music store in Toronto, Canada has a wide selection of Metsän ääni instruments for sale. Since 2008 Uulu has had a webstore (www.uulu.fi/shop) selling Metsän ääni instruments, CD’s and books covering all sorts of aspects of music around the world. In 2010 Uulu’s webstore is going to be one of the major distribution channels of GMC’s and Uulu’s publications as well as traditional music publications in general. For more information on Metsän ääni musical instruments, please contact Mr. Juhana Nyrhinen, firstname@uulu.fi, +358 500 863 922 |
