Jussi Reijonen
Born in Rovaniemi, a small town on the Arctic Circle in Northern Finland, fretted/fretless guitarist and oudist Jussi Reijonen is truly the product of a world without frontiers.
Having grown up moving back and forth between Finnish Lapland, the Middle East, and East Africa and currently living in Boston MA, USA, Jussi has spent his life soaking up the sounds, scents and shades of Nordic, Middle Eastern, African, and now American culture, all of which are reflected in his music.
Reijonen’s original music draws from a wide pool of influences and experiences gathered on a life journey living on four different continents. In both his original compositions and his playing, the open spaces and silences of Northern Finland effortlessly rub shoulders with the maqamat of the Arab world and the rhythmic richness of Africa and India, creating a truly unique and enchanting musical mosaic.
Full Circle is a piece about climate change, a high conflict. It is about being together on this planet earth and about the fact that we all have to pitch in in order to make ends meet. There’s no time left. We have to act now. Finding peace would be a first step in order to be able to find a common ground – quite literally speaking. We only have one planet that we all share together. So let’s get on this before it’s too late. The spoken word by Khrys Williams // Music and lyrics by Gabriela Martina. 1-MIN VIDEO: https://youtu.be/B7iP1TQCQEE
Full Circle is a piece about climate change, a high conflict. It is about being together on this planet earth and about the fact that we all have to pitch in in order to make ends meet. There’s no time left. We have to act now. Finding peace would be the first step in order to be able to find a common ground – quite literally speaking. We only have one planet that we all share together. So let’s get on this before it’s too late. The spoken word section is written and performed by Khrys Williams. Music and lyrics are written by Gabriela Ma
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