The Useless Critic 2.0

Over the summer I made this song “above” a UC song of the day. It comes from the Finnish vocal artists “MeNaiset,” who are becoming one of the groups I appreciate the most and listen to the most often. My name is Nader Boulberhane, and as a major fan of this female commanded vocal ensemble, it is fair for me to say that it was an honor to ask some questions with Maari Kallberg from MeNaiset. NB: When I share your music, people ask me "what genre is this?"....I have told them "Folk Music." I'd like to ask you. What is the exact genre of your music? Maari Kallberg: The genre is folk music, in Finland we call it also contemporary folk music. Our music is traditional, they are also all our own compositions, which are based on tradition and improvisation. There is a short article in the web site of Fimic (Finnish Music Information Centre) about contemporary or new folk music. Click Here for FIMIC I put here also the link to the doctoral dissertation which has mad...

A little while back in our Facebook group, I posted a vocal Finnish Folk Song. Ever since then, I've been running around the internet searching for as much Finnish music as possible. I am not a 100% stranger to this part of the world's music. I don't get too far in certain conversations without mentioning some of my favorite Finnish bands such as "Korpiklaani and Finntroll." However, once I discovered "Mimmit" new doors were opened up. They are a Finnish duo that brings in a great sound. It's Finnish Folk Music meets Exoticism. From the Finnish folk music that I've heard, it really seems these singers know how to utilizes the key points of their language to create incredible vocal quality. Mimmit is no exception. Great stuff, but their instrumentals are equally fluid, precise, and sharp. One of their descriptions reads, "Finnish Music for Children." Forget that. I'm still a fan. QATFYG: Brittany, when can you and I make it to Finlan...