Okra Playground
NEW ALBUM “ITKU” AWARDED AT SONGLINES MUSIC AWARDS 2023:
BEST EUROPEAN ALBUM
Read more here: https://www.songlines.co.uk/awards/2023/okra-playground
Order album here: International / Finland
Listen new singles Itku & Laula
“This is one of the most exciting bands to come out of Finland in recent times.”
★★★★★
“TOP OF THE WORLD” -album
Songlines Magazine UK 122/2016
“…Okra Playground have rewritten the rules of how to be at the forefront of contemporary world music while remaining true to their roots. This album alone makes them true ambassadors for Finnish music.”
Finnish Music Quarterly 4/2016
“Okra Playground kommer at bli favoriter på den europeiska världsmusikens festivalscener framöver. / Okra Playground will be a favourite in the European folk music festival scene from now on.”
Lira Musikmagasin 4/2018
“Unusual sound and especially rough and brave. … would fit for rock festivals and folk events equally well.” / “Poikkeavaa sointia ja ennen kaikkea ronskiutta ja rohkeutta. … sopisi yhtä lailla rockfestivaaleille siinä missä kansanmusiikkitapahtumiin.”
Helsingin Sanomat 4/2018
“The singing of the three ladies is simply unusual: how can the voice be so beautiful, largely on the basis of improvisation, you must hear and experience it to be able to believe it. / De zang van de drie dames is simpelweg van onaards niveau: hoe stemmen zo mooi samen kunnen komen, grotendeels op basis van improvasatie, dat moet je horen en meemaken om het de kunnen geloven”
Rootstime.be 3/2018
“Okra Playground har verkligen lyckats skapa ett smakfullt helhetssound, en egen färgskala. / Okra Playground has truly succeeded in creating an elegant, united sound, an own color scale.”
Hufvudstadsbladet 2/2016
“Music, which is not sugar-sweet but still contains a huge addictive factor”
Musikreviews.de 4/2017