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Okra Playground

Okra Playground is a modern Helsinki-based ensemble which extracts its essence from archaic echoes of old Finnish tradition. With the differing musical backgrounds of the groups six professional musicians the band is able to combine ancient archaic melodies with modern riffs and groovy basslines. The musicians of this groundbreaking group are well known in the fields of folk- and popmusic – both in Finland and abroad. You can hear them in bands like Malmö, Rönsy, Hohka, Siba Folk Big Band and Folk'Avant. Okra Playground’s tunes and songs are a great example of mixing rootsy instrumental performances with striking melodies and witty lyrics to build up a stunning symbiosis of acoustic and electric music.
Okra Playground
Okra Playground
The legendary Songlines Magazine has chosen 10 exceptional Finnish albums of all times and our 1st album Turmio is there too! 🔥 Thank you Wif Stenger for picking our album to the list 🙏❤️ So happy to be part of this amazing company!

We are still very proud of our first born that paved the path for our sound. Go and have a listen. You can find all our three albums from Spotify, iTunes and other streaming platforms.
Okra Playground
Okra Playground
Hello Sweden! We are coming to you! 😍

We will have a concert at Scenkonst Sörmland on Saturday 30 Sep at 20:30. The concert is part of Eskilstuna Kulturnatt 💙 See you there!

Photo: Antti Kokkola
Okra Playground
Okra Playground
Few weeks ago at Porta | Pasaules mūzikas festivāls in Latvia ❤️ This show was in a beautiful small town called Kuldiga.

Next gig will be in Sweden on September - more about that later!
Okra Playground
Okra Playground
Okra Playground
Few weeks ago we performed in Latvia for the first time and we had such a great time! Thank you Porta | Pasaules mūzikas festivāls for having us - the festival was just amazing and the audience was soooo wonderful! Hope to be back soon ❤️

Photo 1, 2 & 4: Kaspars Teilans

Photo 3: Elina Lieljukse
Okra Playground
Okra Playground
Okra Playground will play two shows at the legendary @portafestival in Latvia 🥳 Festival lineup is very inspirational and versatile and we can’t wait to perform our music to new audiences and see the shows of other artists! ☀️💜

OKRA PLAYGROUND @ PORTA FESTIVAL, LATVIA
🔹 THU 27/7 @ Castle Park, Kuldiga
🔹 SAT 29/7 @ The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia, Riga

Welcome!

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Okra Playground
Okra Playground
Kiitos Haapavesi Folk Music Festival!!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥 Niin mahtava ilta, yleisö ja energia!!!! Kiitos!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥

Thank you Haapavesi Folk!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥 Amazing night, audience and energy!!!!! Thank you!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥

Video: Sirpa Lahti
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