UUSI AIKA - Luurankolauluja LP Modern Classical co-lead vocalist and the irreplaceable

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UUSI AIKA - Luurankolauluja LP Modern Classical co-lead vocalist and the irreplaceableLuurankolauluja, the second album by Uusi Aika, opens with Luurankouni, a shakuhachi kata rooted in ancient tradition and named after a poem by the 15th century Japanese Zen poet Ikky. This meditative prelude sets the listener adrift, unprepared for the unfolding journey that follows. After multi instrumentalist and saxophonist Otto Eskelinens (Joose Keskitalo, Mystic Revelation of Teppo Repo, Tahmela Six) opening, the spotlight turns to drummer