Anna Murtola: La Tierra Blanca – Get Together Music Series

The latest project "La Tierra Blanca" by the world's northernmost flamenco singer, Oulu-born Anna Murtola, is world-class flamenco music from northern Finland.

La Tierra Blanca, released in early 2023, is Murtola's second solo album and live show accompanied by a powerful release concert combining sound art, Finnish poetry and flamenco music.

La Tierra Blanca is a union between Spanish flamenco music and the singer's own northern roots. Originally from northern Finland, Murtola's music draws its lyrics and themes from northern natural and mental landscapes, personal experiences and stories from the past. Partly also from Finnish folklore.

In the concert, sound artist Paavo Impiö's collages of natural sounds and synthetic soundscapes meet the sensitivity and disarming power of flamenco song. The touching compositions and lyrics are combined with the uncompromising musical expertise of an ensemble of top Finnish flamenco musicians.

Performers:
Anna Murtola, vocals
Joonas Widenius, guitar
Ricardo Padilla, percussions
Lotta-Maria Heiskanen, violin

Duration 60 min.
Free entry

Please note: the concert is held in Kulttuuritila Merirasti, adress is Jaluspolku 3

"Here she succeeds connecting flamenco with Nordic music traditions and modern soundscapes of Oulu. That sounds more logical than it seems at first glance."
★★★★ Concerto Magazine

"The album is powerful, delicate, sonorous, incandescent, ice-clear, humanly warm, full of emotion and stories that draw on Murtola's own experiences and roots."
Amanda Kauranne / YLE Radio, Sydänjuurilla programme.

"Anna Murtola's La Tierra Blanca is one of the best albums of the beginning of the year"
Kansanmusiikki-lehti (Folk Music Magazine) 2023

Get Together Music Series
This series is curated by musician Ali Haithem and produced by Kulttuuriyhdistämö Interkult in collaboration with Vuotalo. Welcome to this musical experience celebrating diversity, creativity, and the universal language of music.
Join us for a series of four concerts every Saturday in July at 6:00 PM in Kulttuuritila-Merirasti!