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Ethnogala is an annual gala evening in Finland for performers of folk music and folk dance. It is organized by the Centre for Folk Music and Folk Dance in Finland.
Ethnogala was first arranged at the end of 2017,[1] and the second gala was arranged in January 2019.[2][3] The gala was broadcast live by Yle in the internet, and can still be seen worldwide in Yle Areena. An edited version will later be broadcast by Yle on the television.[4]
2017 nominees and winners
editArtist of the Year
- Anne-Mari Kivimäki
- Other nominees: Frigg, Ismaila Sané
Phenomenon of the Year
- Orivesi All Stars
- Other nominees: Kalevauva.fi, Pelimanni 8bit
Newcomer of the Year
- Maija Kauhanen
- Other nominees: BaranBand, Elssa Antikainen
Border Breaking Act of the Year
- Frigg
- Other nominees: Okra Playground, Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L
Folk Music Songwriter of the Year
- Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L
- Other nominees: Anne-Mari Kivimäki, Tuuletar
Choreographer of the Year
- Petri Kauppinen
- Other nominees: Hanna Poikela, Rami Meling
Intersection Prize
- Hilda Länsman
- Other nominees: Digelius Music, World Music School Helsinki
2019 nominees and winners
editNewcomer of the Year
- Pauanne
- Other nominees: Mammantytöt!, Solju
Intersection Prize
- Kulttuuriyhdistämö Interkult
- Other nominees: Haapavesi Folk Music Festival, Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble
Border Breaking Act of the Year
- Sväng
- Other nominees: Antti Paalanen, Tuuletar
Choreographer of the Year
- Kaari Martin
- Other nominees: Hanna Poikela, Tanssiteatteri Tsuumi
Producer of the Year
- Kulttuuriosuuskunta Uulu
- Other nominees: Bafe’s Factory, Rahvaanmusiikin kerho
Folk Music Songwriter of the Year
- Solju
- Other nominees: Heikki Laitinen, Tuuletar
Artist of the Year
- Sväng
- Other nominees: Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble, Johanna Juhola
References
edit- ^ "The first Ethnogala was a big success". Centre for Folk Music and Folk Dance Finland. Retrieved 15 Jan 2019.
- ^ "Etnogaalan palkintoehdokkaat on valittu" [‘Ethnogala nominees have been chosen’]. Retrieved 15 Jan 2019.
- ^ Koppinen, Mari (12 Jan 2019). "Kansanmusiikkia juhlittiin värikkäässä gaalassa Tavastialla – Artist of the Yearna palkittiin "äkkiväärää peruskaurismäkeläistä huumoria" edustava huuliharppuyhtye Svän" [‘Folk music was celebrated in a colourful gala at the Tavastia Club — artist of the Year is Sväng’]. Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma. p. C 4.
- ^ "Ethnogala 2019 in Yle Areena". 10 January 2019. Retrieved 15 Jan 2019.