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About Me


A brief introduction / Eka Wekara

I was born in late 60..s, at the same time a man was walking in the moon? Or was it a cellar in a Hollywood basement ? Anyway, it was a very hot and dry morning when I took my very first long and crispy breath of air. It was a painful experience, but beautiful. I was here and very confused. Still it..s been a pleasure so far, heading for 40..s and still going strong.

Life..s been good to me, so all my life I have tried to create something good and beautiful for everyone to listen and enjoy.
I never limit or compromise my output, if there..s a good classic country song comin out of my mind, I let it come. If I woke up in the morning with a funky tune in my ears...
I let it out. I feel like I am a midwife helping delivery ? That..s the way it is. Song..s are my little children and I try my best to raise them well ! It..s a though job and all my time is not wasted, when I work in my little Home studio : composing, arrange, playing, recording, mixing, mastering, singing, planing, tuning and taking care of my instruments.

I could call myself singer / songwriter / producer, but I don..t because I like reneisance too much. Those guys did a lot and a very different stuff ! I raise my hat and will eat it too, if that ain..t the right way to do it! If I start to fence myself, it will never lead anything good, and that..s my goal. If we are talking about: food, cars, guitars, clothes, music or spirit... etc...etc It doesn..t matter as long as everything is very good.

Spirit and the flow is the main consept, if I have it and my mind is pure and clean, and I work my ass off... It will lead something good. I guarentee it. Time is another thing, it takes always a lot of time to create something good. It takes between 10 min. to 10 days to cut a song, but I don..t care if it takes 60 days or 90. As long as the song is pure, brilliant bright, beautiful like a diamond. This is my goal, not walking in somebody..s basement in NASA-suit.

I have been a GUITARIST or a LEADSINGER in folloing acts:

The Rhytym Rocket..s (late 70..s)
Black Death (early 80..s)
Abort in airport (mid 80..s)
Stratovarius (mid 80..s)
Destination (late 80..s)
Syösebois (too late 80..s)
Tomcat (late 80..s)
Rewell (late 80..s)
Virgo intacta (early 90..s)
The Nights of Iguana (U.S.A) (early 90..s)
Elastic Family (early 90..s)
Dimension 4 (early 90..s)
Silicon Valley (Kellog..s R.I.P) (early 90..s)
Superflow (mid 90..s)
Eka -solo- (present)

Superflow is still going strong, Ari "Hombre" Lampinen and I will keep on playing old crispy, classic singer/songwriter stuff from Canada and U.S ( J.J.Cale, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Elvis... etc. ) Good "old and gold" Cover stuff from the classic makers. Please visit our site www.superflow.fi or meet us on the road.

I want to thank my dear wife : Kati, for her eternal support & understanding.

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Member Since: 2/19/2008
Band Website: http://www.superflow.fi
Band Members:

Eka is a solo artist

Eka: lead vocals, all programming, guitars, bass, all keys

Additional artist on my solo project:

Kati: Backing vocals, harmonica, percussions
Puka Oinonen: Lead guitars, acoustic guitars, mandolin

Eka has written and produced all songs except Crossfire composed by Dile Kolanen. All songs recorded and mixed by Eka.
Influences: Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Keef Richards, Queen, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Chris Rea, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Frank Marino, Audioslave, David Gilmour, U2, Sheryl Crow, Deep Purple, Dexter Gordon, Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Black Sabbath, Hassisen Kone, Stevie Wonder, The Doors, Jamiroquai, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, Gun´s & Roses, Police, Joan Osborne, Richard Ashcroft, Curtis Mayfield, Rufus Thomas, Isaak Hayes, Wilson Pickett, Louis Armstrong, David Bowie, Texas, Manic street preachers, The Verve, Rainbow, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robbie Robertson, The Classical Indian Music, Elvis, Sibelius, Eino Juhani Rautavaara, Tuomari Nurmio, Radiohead, Mavis Staples, Bettye Lavette, Rufus Wainwright, Sielun Veljet, Johnny Winter, The Black Crowes, Dave Edmunds, Robert Palmer, George Thorogood, Jeff Beck, Soundgarden, Little Feat, Allan Parson, Knack, INXS, The Wallflowers, Gary Glitter, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Carly Simon, Peer Gûnt, Smack, Havanna Black, Boycott, Aerosmith, Muddy Waters, Krister Orre, Steve Miller band, Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh, John Mc Laughlin, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, ZZ Top, Trio Töykeät, Alamaailman Vasarat, Whitesnake, Daniel Lanois, The Clash, Kai Stenman, Dile Kolanen, Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, The Nights of Iguana, Hanoi Rocks, Pelle Miljoona, Chris Cornell, B.B King, Robert Johnson, Ismo Alanko, Jason and the Scortchers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motörhead, Remu, Sakari Kukko, Kingston Wall, Pekka Pohjola, Jimi Sûmen, Carl Perkins, Steve Bloomfield, Charlie Feathers, Mick Ronson, The Cult, D.A.D, Jimi Hendrix, Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Rush, Marc Bolan, The Travelling Willbury´s, Sly and the Family Stone, Slade, Peter Green, Joan Armatrading, Joan Baez, Silver Cloud Singers, Maria Hänninen, Chaka Khan, Carla Thomas, Bootsy Collins, James Brown, Flea, The Larry Graham & The Graham Central Station, Kool & The Gang, Bobby Womack, The Temptations, Teddy Pendergrass, Commodores, Free, Eddie Vedder, John Mellencamp, Link Wray, Ian Hunter, Alice Cooper, Blackfoot, Ronnie James Dio, Storm Thorgerson, Jimmy Page, Iggy Pop, Tenpole Tudor, The Beatles, REM, Stax & Motown Artists, Edith Piaf, Puka Oinonen, Pepe Ahlqvist, Twist Twist Erkinharju, Jiri Nikkinen, Rose Tattoo, Nazareth, Rhino Bucket, Molly Hatchet, The Band, Yes, Cream, Blue Oyster Cult, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, CCR, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad, Van Morrison, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Procol Harum, Otis Redding, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Lou Reed, Mama´s & Papa´s, Bad Company, Byrds, Bob Seeger, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Bee Gees, Joe Cocker, Steely Dan, Eddie Cochran, Edgar Winter, Alanis Morrisette, Gloria Gaynor, Pearl Jam, Don Henley, George Harrison, Patsy Cline, Pretenders, Billy Joel, Metallica, Foghat, Ten Years After, Roberta Flack, Hiski Salomaa, Edward Vesala, Wigwam, Nick Cave, Kimmo Pohjonen, Jukka Orma, Woody Guthrie, Ilkka Alanko, System Of a Down, Hellacopters, Shadowplay, Aleksis Kivi, Robert Wyatt, Björk, Antony Hegarty, Paco De Lucia, Velvet Underground, Traffic, Greatful Dead, Bach, Sex Pistols, Matchbox, Crazy Cavan, Hank Williams, Gene Vincent, Hurriganes, Francis Goya, Alvin Stardust, ABBA, Finnhits, The Cure, Baccara, Prince, Syd Barret, QOTSA, Fleetwood Mac, Tchaikovsky, Dave Lindholm, Simply Red, Blues Traveller, The Who, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Lenny Kravitz, Blondie, Kate Bush, Talking Heads, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Rod Stewart, Simon & Garfunkel, The Eagles, Beethoven, Albinoni, Vivaldi, Igor Stravinsky, Verdi, Genelec 1019 A, Guitar Slingers, Maukka Perusjätkä, Kode Koistinen, Kellog´s, Andy McCoy, Michael Jackson, Barry White, Malang Cissokho, Neljä Ruusua, Michael Monroe, Allmann Brothers, Hearthill, Tasavallan Presidentti, Raoul Björkenheim, Jukka Tolonen, Albert Järvinen, Django Reinhardt, Chet Atkins, Al Di Meola, Les Paul, Pat Metheny, John Fruciante, Pete Walli, Slash, T-Bone Walker, Brian May, Carlos Santana, Popmonks, Norah Jones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Status Quo, Nushrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ravi Shankar, Ashwin Batish, Ry Cooder, The School of Rock (Jack Black), Joni Mitchell, Neil Young (again), Uriah Heep, Robin Trower, Hombre Lampinen ja Kati (I listen her all the time)
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Record Label: Unsigned

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