Biography
RinneRadio
Effective period / Period of releases: 1988 - 2012
Members: Tapani Rinne, Zarkus Poussa, DJ Ken One, Abdissa Assefa, Ari Siikasaari, Kimmo Kajasto, Verneri Lumi, Juuso Hannukainen, Jari Kokkonen
RinneRadio is group of electro jazz pioneers from Finland, formed in 1988 by saxophone player/reedsman and composer Tapani Rinne.RinneRadio offers fearless forays into an eclectic and broadly jazz-based musical world. Saxes, samplers and synthesizers are the foundation for the band's musical mix from hip-hop to Lapp yoik chant. Despite the multiplexity, RinneRadio has never lost its musical thread. In fact, it has just steamed straight ahead and further developed its musical output: techno, ethno, jazz, rock and other elements are more tightly interwoven than ever before. The result is visionary music of international proportions that defies all attempts at classification. Up on stage, be it at a rock, jazz or ethno festival, the carefully devised visual presentation further demonstrates that this is a band unlike any other.