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Tenhi is a Finnish band formed in 1996, playing melancholic, neofolk music. The word tenhi is an old Finnish word meaning a village elder, wise old man or seer.
The music of Tenhi is minimalistic and dark. Usually, the rhythm instrument lines follow the customs of modern rock music. The melodical instruments and vocals are however very heavily folk-influenced. The basic instrumentation of the band consists of acoustic guitar, bass and drums. Frequent additional instruments include piano, violin, viola and flute and less frequent didgeridoo, mouth harp, harmonium, cello, udu and synthesizer.
The lyrics are written in Finnish, and they follow the musical themes; esoteric moods, withdrawn feelings, fragility and the mystical side of nature.
The combination of visual arts and music came fluently as all members are into visual arts. The music and the visualizing fulfill each other to bring out the wanted auras.
Corecrew
* Tyko Saarikko - vocals, piano, harmonium, synth, guitar, percussions, didgeridoo, mouth harp, udu
* Ilmari Issakainen - drums, piano, guitar, bass, percussions, backing vocals
The corecrew writes all the material and is in charge of the cover artwork as well.
Additional musicians
* Inka Eerola - violin
* Janina Lehto - flute
* Jaakko Hilppö - backing vocals, live bass
* Tuukka Tolvanen - backing vocals, live guitar
* Paula Rantamäki - live violin in 2007
Former members
* Ilkka Salminen - vocals, guitar, bass, harmonium, percussions
* Eleonora Lundell - violin, viola (1998-2001)
The music of Tenhi is minimalistic and dark. Usually, the rhythm instrument lines follow the customs of modern rock music. The melodical instruments and vocals are however very heavily folk-influenced. The basic instrumentation of the band consists of acoustic guitar, bass and drums. Frequent additional instruments include piano, violin, viola and flute and less frequent didgeridoo, mouth harp, harmonium, cello, udu and synthesizer.
The lyrics are written in Finnish, and they follow the musical themes; esoteric moods, withdrawn feelings, fragility and the mystical side of nature.
The combination of visual arts and music came fluently as all members are into visual arts. The music and the visualizing fulfill each other to bring out the wanted auras.
Corecrew
* Tyko Saarikko - vocals, piano, harmonium, synth, guitar, percussions, didgeridoo, mouth harp, udu
* Ilmari Issakainen - drums, piano, guitar, bass, percussions, backing vocals
The corecrew writes all the material and is in charge of the cover artwork as well.
Additional musicians
* Inka Eerola - violin
* Janina Lehto - flute
* Jaakko Hilppö - backing vocals, live bass
* Tuukka Tolvanen - backing vocals, live guitar
* Paula Rantamäki - live violin in 2007
Former members
* Ilkka Salminen - vocals, guitar, bass, harmonium, percussions
* Eleonora Lundell - violin, viola (1998-2001)
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Balpheor wrote:
great band
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DramaSetter619 wrote:
Not bad
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gavinmoose wrote:
Great meditation music ^_^
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Trystane wrote:
Kielo is my favorite as well!
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vigdis-dahud wrote:
Amazing music, full deep melancholy...
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Arthurcobhc wrote:
Kauan is probably my favourite
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Redemption666 wrote:
hoping for the new album!!!
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Gravskog wrote:
Why can't they write something like Kielo again?
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Redemption666 wrote:
The most beautiful music I've ever heard
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AlexMalborov wrote:
Taival and Kuoppa are my favourites from those guys. Amazing stuff, I love it.
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Floppy85 wrote:
Souto - Duft Awesome!
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Lemminkainenf wrote:
Revontulet perkeleeee !!!
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IDante26i wrote:
Amazing.....
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acces23 wrote:
They are awesome..
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skrzat_agatka wrote:
I close my eyes and I’m in the wood.. in the mist.. I’m There..
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Funeraliaa wrote:
after image of autumn .. i die alone in your song .. :(
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cybrauralninjuh wrote:
After four years of listening to these guys, I can say that this is the most enduring band I've heard. At worst the songs are great, at best, the feeling is spiritual. Perfect for a walk in the woods, especially on these cold and foggy autumn mornings; the dark silhouettes of leafless trees and slightest wave of silver grasses against thick blankets of fog - to me, the perfect visual accompaniment for Maaäet. Alas, they are great in any season, and winter especially. But I must say, it'd be nice if I knew more Finnish.
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QuiXotic_piXy wrote:
Wonderfull music ...
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greycookie wrote:
Perfect music, and dito atmosphere, even though I don't understand a single word they sing :) [2]
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Armean wrote:
as what tenhi said "sadness is beautiful"
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Blodhemn800AD tagged Tenhi with neofolk and folk. 7 hours ago
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Wendy__ added Tenhi to Wendy__’s library. 8 hours ago
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Giglanz tagged Tenhi with ‘folk’. yesterday evening
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matheoinrock, Bailym, Gutgusche and 3 other people added Tenhi to their libraries. yesterday evening
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AutumnDeath tagged Tenhi with melancholic and neofolk. Monday afternoon
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Gounouman_hl tagged Tenhi with ambient, dark folk and folk. Sunday afternoon
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Pieriedyszka, pirebacagi, Kiukkuinen4lumi and 4 other people added Tenhi to their libraries. Sunday afternoon
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gw666 tagged Tenhi with ‘neofolk’. Saturday evening
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