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Jätkäjätkät is a Finnish hip hop, rap and reggae band fronted by Asa (real name Matti Salo), a well-known Finnish rapper. Initially, the formation toured as "Asa ja Jätkäjätkät" (Asa and Jätkäjätkät) before settling on just the name Jätkäjätkät.[1] The 9-member band has released three studio albums starting with their debut Ykstoist ykstoist on 19 May 2010. The band is signed to Roihis Musika label.
Jätkäjätkät | |
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 Jätkäjätkät performing at the Pori Jazz festival in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Uusimaa, Finland |
| Genres | Hip hop, rap, reggae, folk |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Roihis Musika |
| Members | Asa Puppa J Joska Josafat Rasmus Pailos Erno Haukkala Kim Rantala Ville Väätäinen Pekka Varmo Antti Kivimäki |
| Past members | Kari Hulkkonen Jocke Bachman |
| Website | myspace |
Members
edit- Asa – rapper
- Puppa J – guitar, vocals
- Joska Josafat – guitar, bouzouki, vocals
- Rasmus Pailos – accordion, percussions, vocals
- Erno Haukkala – trombone, flute
- Kim Rantala – keyboards, accordion, vocals
- Ville Väätäinen – drums
- Pekka Varmo – percussion, rap
- Antti Kivimäki – bass
- Former members
- Kari Hulkkonen – bass
- Jocke Bachman – drums
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album | Charts | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [2] | |||
| 2010 | Ykstoist ykstoist | 6 | |
| 2011 | Jatkojatkot | 8 | |
| 2013 | Marian sairaala | 3 |
Videography
edit- 2010: "Joku saa tietää"
- 2010: "Flygareita"
- 2010: "Hutunkeitto"
- 2011: "Mammona"
- 2011: "Uusi moottoritie"
- 2012: "Saan mä elää?!"
- 2012: "Levon helmi"