Where traditional meets modern. Islaja is a longtime musician and visual artist, who for years lived in Berlin, but has recently relocated back to her hometown of Helsinki. Her first album Meritie (Fonal, 2004) gained praise in international music media such as The Wire, Dusted Magazine and WFMU, and she's since been on a steady streak of touring with Animal Collective, performing at the Thurston Moore curated All Tomorrows Parties 2000, laying down album after album of innovative Finnish folklore ambient.

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