Jätkäjätkät Explained
| Jätkäjätkät |
| Origin: | Uusimaa, Finland |
| Genre: | Hip hop, rap, reggae, folk |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Label: | Roihis Musika |
| Current Members: | Asa
Puppa J
Joska Josafat
Rasmus Pailos
Erno Haukkala
Kim Rantala
Ville Väätäinen
Pekka Varmo
Antti Kivimäki |
| Past Members: | Kari Hulkkonen
Jocke Bachman |
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.
Members
- 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
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Charts | Certification |
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| 2010 | Ykstoist ykstoist | 6 | |
| 2011 | Jatkojatkot | 8 | |
| 2013 | Marian sairaala | 3 | |
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Videography
- 2010: "Joku saa tietää"
- 2010: "Flygareita"
- 2010: "Hutunkeitto"
- 2011: "Mammona"
- 2011: "Uusi moottoritie"
- 2012: "Saan mä elää?!"
- 2012: "Levon helmi"
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.rumba.fi/feniks-keikalla-jatkajatkat-vieraineen-paraytti-tavastialla-16014/ Rumba.fi: Feniks keikalla: Jätkäjätkät vieraineen päräytti Tavastialla
- http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/j%C3%A4tk%C3%A4j%C3%A4tk%C3%A4t IFPI.fi: Jätkäjätkät discography page
