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KAIRA ~ URBAN SAGAS OF NORTHERN CITIES SVART 067 (Barcode: 6430050668792) ~ FINLAND ~ Smooth Jazz Recorded: 2017 Released: 2017 This is the debut album by Finnish Jazz sextet KairaFind albums by this artist, which consists of keyboardist Markus NiittynenFind albums by this artist, drummer Jussi LehtonenFind albums by this artist, bassist Sampo TiittanenFind albums by this artist, saxophonist Joonatan RautioFind albums by this artist and vocalists Nina MyaFind albums by this artist and Sam HuberFind albums by this artist. The album presents nine original songs written mostly by composer Lauri KairaFind albums by this artist, who put the band together, and Niittynen with lyrics (in English) by Emma LarssonFind albums by this artist and Lasse KurkiFind albums by this artist. The music is a nice and easy version of Smooth Jazz, with great melodies and perfect execution, copying the American model note by note and trick by trick. Mya has a soulful voice and Huber sings / raps no less soulfully and the rest of the band members are all excellent professionals. Although not really my cup of tea, one has to admit that this album ticks like Swiss clockwork and pulls all the right strings on the emotional scale, and if one has to listen to this kind of music, this is something I can wholehearted recommend. At least it has melody, harmony and musical sense in comparison to what passes as music these days. In short if you like Soul / Pop / Jazz music with lush melodies, this is something you should not miss!

Updated: 21/08/2020Posted: 21/08/2020

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