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HUBA

Get down with the HUBA - You won´t regret it!

About Me

Helsinki based Soul band

"Mary" 12" vinyl-Ep 2003

DEBUT ALBUM "HUBA" (Jupiter 2007) IS NOW AVAILABLE WORLD WIDE

Distributors:
Europe: Soulseduction
USA: Dusty Groove America
Scandinavia: www.CDON.com
Available in Finland in all the major record stores
Also available in iTunes world wide

Album review at: www.ukvibe.org/sansfrontier.htm
Radio play on Radio Helsinki! www.radiohelsinki.fi
The Album of the Week at Radio YleX on wk 49 www.ylex.fi
Listen to the interview: www.yle.fi/ylex/index.php?id=8662

Album reviews:
FIVE STARS at RUMBA rock magazine!
4/5 Stars NYT Helsingin Sanomat
4/5 Stars Ilta Sanomat
4/5 Stars Aamulehti
4/5 Stars Soundi
"Unbelievable!" Meteli.net
"Completely irresistable! Skenet.fi
"Maybe the best Finnish soul album ever..." 5 Stars Turun Sanomat

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/28/2006
Band Website: hubamusic.com
Band Members: Tuomas Kaila - lead voc
Johanna Forsti - voc
Jutta Annala - voc
Tuomo Prattala - keys/voc
Riku Karvonen - gtr
Mikko Maatta - bs
Mikko Kaakkuriniemi - drs
Erno Tiittanen - trp
Janne Huttunen - sax

guests:
Marika Tuhkala - voc
Zarkus Poussa - perc/voc
Ilmari Pohjola - trb
Niko Kokko - trb
Influences: Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone etc.
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Sounds Like: 'HUBA, who are on the Jupiter label out of Finland - this is what would get called something like "retro soul" if I were writing for a newspaper or magazine, but I sure ain't, so I call it "bloody exceptional" & "endlessly addictive" & "well worth a look".' -DJ Nyntee, NZ
Record Label: Jupiter
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW ALBUM IN THE WORKS, pt 1

So far at least one song is ready and has been performed in public, too. It's called Absalom. The lyrics are based on a tragic story from the Old Testament which I personally believe to be actual docu...
Posted by HUBA on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:41:00 PST

PRESS PHOTOS

For press photos go to www.hubamusic.com. Thank you.
Posted by HUBA on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:26:00 PST

HUBA ON BBC

The Craig Charles Funk And Soul Show,BBC 6Music.Al Green-"Tired Of Being Alone"-(Edsel)#Huba-"My Sweet Beef Is My Song (You Need A Soulful Song)" (Jupiter)Kutiman-"Music Is Ruling My World"-DJ Day Mix...
Posted by HUBA on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:35:00 PST

Some lines from here & there

THE MIDWIFEA Midwife standing on the Gates of Space & Time & EternityThe first hands that grabbed a hold of MeArise my Darling!Arise sweet Beauty, arise and sing!MY SWEET BEEF IS MY SONGIf the...
Posted by HUBA on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:57:00 PST