SEMMARIT

SOMETHING ELSE FROM FINLAND
SEMMARIT
What kind of a cocktail you get if you mix
1 cup of Monty Python
1 cup of Stomp
An ounce of Beatles
Spoonful of Rammstein?
You get SEMMARIT , one of the most famous show groups in Finland. The live show of this a cappella group of 21 men is a mixture of music, humour, dance and drama, spiced with guts, glory and the latest audiovisual technology. A trademark of this group is a visually effective, mind-blowing live performance. It..s not a band, it..s not a choir - it..s something else for you to figure out!
The group has made various tours abroad, especially in Germany. In 2003 the group toured very successfully in the U.S and Canada. The group officially represented Finnish music at World Expos of 1998 in Lissabon and 2000 in Hannover. It has also had its own TV shows and twice a top 40 number 1. selling album in Finland. The group has also a retrospective double-dvd containing various concert and club material and different tv-performances as well.
"It was a fantastic feeling beeing part of the gorgeous concert of Semmarit at Kieler Woche. This is more than a male choir from Finland, this is Rock’n Roll, Pop, Classic and Show by 21 singers and performers."
Peter Eggers, Landeshauptstadt Kiel, Referat für Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Kieler-Woche
"Semmarit is a wonderfully different, cross-artistic phenomenon, selling out the biggest concert halls in Finland year after year. Funny, intelligent and a very entertaining performance indeed!"
Tanja Rasi, Festival Manager, Jyväskylä Arts Festival
"Semmarit brings in the big crowd! Kaustinen Folk Music Festival and Semmarit have a long history together. In my opinion, Semmarit is a very suitable for our general audiences and pleasing performer to be staged on our main arena. They bring in people extremely well, thousands of spectators will be guaranteed! Semmarit show is a good mixture of creative musical and other surprises, spiced up with a lot of energy. Co-operation with Semmarit is easy and we will gladly work with them in the future as well!"
Jyrki Heiskanen, Programme Director, Kaustinen Folk Music Festival