Finally, finally...!!! Tomorrow we'll start
reheasals for Finno-Balkan Voices' first album!
We have seen last time over two years ago when
we had tournee in Finland. After that has happened SO many things and lots of
hours has been used to make recordings possible. Applying grants & finding
sponsors and finding suitable time (one is pregnant, they have wedding, other
is pregnant, oh, she's also pregnant, they move to another country and oh,
she's pregnant again!). And also we had not so happy moments when one singer
got seriously ill and we had to finally find a new singer.
Little by little it started to seem Finno-Balkan
Voices' album is getting possible. Thank you Finnish Art Council, Kalevala
Koru Cultural Foundation, Ivan Totev (Mayor of Plovdiv) and Bulgarian Embassy
in Finland! And biggest thank you for all singers for making all efforts!
I'm looking forward to sing together &
meet my friends, work together with artistic producer Prof. Dora Hristova and
album recorder Marko Myöhänen. And mostly enjoy the sweet mix of
Finnish-Bulgarian chaos/order.
Emmi Kujanpää
