Islaja Concert History

Islaja is Merja Kokkonen, a visual artist and musician from Helsinki, Finland, now living and working in Berlin, Germany. She records her music at home using a rainbow of instruments to accompany her personal vocal delivery sang in Finnish. Islaja's debut album Meritie (2004) gained praise in international music media such as The Wire, Dusted Magazine and WFMU. The follow-up release Palaa aurinkoon (2005) caused even more excitement and created quite a stir.

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Islaja Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 19, 2024
Islaja

Odysseus Festival

Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Aug 14, 2022
Islaja

Flow Festival

Suvilahti Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Nov 08, 2018 –
Nov 11, 2018
Le Guess Who? 2018
Devendra Banhart / The Breeders / Cass McCombs / Neneh Cherry / Mudhoney / Saul Williams / Rodrigo Amarante / Eleanor Friedberger / Vashti Bunyan / JPEGMAFIA / Anoushka Shankar / Colin Stetson / Georgia Anne Muldrow / Jacco Gardner / Tirzah / Psychic Ills / Hot Snakes / Kojey Radical / Yves Tumor / Kikagaku Moyo / Ryley Walker / Jessica Pratt / Seefeel / serpentwithfeet / Sons of Kemet / Lydia Lunch / Boogarins / The Comet Is Coming / King Britt / Bo Ningen / Joan of Arc / Jozef Van Wissem / Hailu Mergia / Ras G / Chihei Hatakeyama / Kelsey Lu / Art Ensemble Of Chicago / Gaika / Swamp Dogg / Manu Delago / STUFF. / Michael Rault / The Meridian Brothers / Emel Mathlouthi / Circuit Des Yeux / Roger Eno / Drinks / Valley Maker / RP Boo / Olan Mill / Oliver Coates / Ian William Craig / Madeline Kenney / Shannon Lay / Gigi Masin / Soichi Terada / Eartheater / Miho Hatori / Lucrecia Dalt / Lonnie Holley / Art Feynman / SASAMI / Jerusalem In My Heart / Virginia Wing / Hello Skinny / The Mauskovic Dance Band / Pan Daijing / Orchestra of Spheres / Black Midi / Scorpios / Yonatan Gat / Howie Lee / BCUC / Kate NV / Islaja / Crack Cloud / Ora Cogan / Katey Red / Hilary Woods / Cindy Lee / Please The Trees / Richard Fearless / Eli Keszler / Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program / ILL CONSIDERED / Midori Takada / Lice / Beverly Glenn-Copeland / Nicole Mitchell / Escape-ism / Mark Wynn / Senyawa / King Ayisoba / Alabaster dePlume / Dj Haram / Greg Fox / Vive La Void / Vera Sola / FAKA / Rizan Said / Islam Chipsy / Irreversible Entanglements / AMMAR 808 / FACS / Kelman Duran / Martin Bisi / Kadri Gopalnath / Kembra Pfahler / Paddy Steer / LYZZA / Dekmantel Soundsystem / Negro Leo / Ancient Shapes / Lucy Railton / King Champion Sounds / Urochromes / Linafornia / Jessica Sligter / Pekka Airaksinen / Joe Cardamone / Cuneyt Sepetci / The Avonden / Daniel Lentz / Kaja Draksler / Maria Chavez / Ka Baird / Maja S. K. Ratkje / Joe Coleman / Sun Foot / Nelson Patton / Eastern Medicine Singers / DNMF / Terrie Ex / Tim Koh / Cinema Perdu (NL) / DJ Noss / Sarah Hennies / Shintaro Sakamoto / Takuro Kikuchi Show all bands
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TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Oct 21, 2018
Islaja Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Jun 08, 2018
Islaja

Sideways

Jäähalli Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Jun 08, 2018 –
Jun 10, 2018
Sideways 2018
Cigarettes After Sex / The National / MØ / A Perfect Circle / Deerhunter / Warpaint / Rodriguez / TOKiMONSTA / Young Fathers / -M- / The View / Sleaford Mods / Ezra Furman / Actress / The Comet Is Coming / Karina / Preoccupations / Alex Cameron / Ben Frost / Jane Weaver / No Fun At All / Silvana Imam / Bardo Pond / Makthaverskan / Oranssi Pazuzu / Dopplereffekt / Mirel Wagner / Visible Cloaks / GETTOMASA / Melo / Gasellit / Pariisin Kevät / Varg / Vesta / Paperi T / sofà / Yamantaka // Sonic Titan / K-X-P / Litku Klemetti / HÅN / Yona / Ruusut / Antti Autio / The Dead C / Joose Keskitalo / Ursus Factory / Teksti-TV 666 / Lau Nau / Risto / Siinai / Nyos / DJ Kridlokk / Islaja / James Holden & The Animal Spirits / Dark Buddha Rising / Elias Gould / NCO / Lasten Hautausmaa / Kauriinmetsästäjät / VIRTA / Hero Dishonest / Talmud Beach / Pastoripike / Versace Henrik / SUAD / Man Duo / Kaukolampi / Adikia / Apparat (DJ set) / Detalji / Plastic Tones / FAARAO PIRTTIKANGAS / Draama-Helmi / Esa Kotilainen / Rättö Ja Lehtisalo / Joni Ekman & Koira / Too Slow / Henna Emilia & Houreet / Keuhkot / Ajatuslapsi / Sofa / Hän Show all bands
  Setlists
Nordis Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
May 31, 2018
Monika Werkstatt / Chikiss / Barbara Morgenstern / Danielle de Picciotto / Islaja / Pilocka Krach Schokoladen Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Sep 14, 2017
Monika Werkstatt / Gudrun Gut / Merja Kokkonen / Islaja

Monika Enterprise Label - 20th Anniversary Concert

Palác Akropolis Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Apr 21, 2016
Liima / Islaja Berghain | Panorama Bar | Säule Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Feb 10, 2016
Any Other / Islaja Schokoladen Berlin, Berlin, Germany
May 01, 2014
Rich(ard) Dawson / Islaja / Picastro Cafe OTO London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 05, 2013
Beastmilk / Islaja Bar Loose Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Oct 03, 2013
Heidi Mortenson / Islaja / Black Cracker DJ Urban Spree Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Sep 12, 2013 –
Sep 14, 2013
Perspectives 2013
Ada / Delia Derbyshire / Gudrun Gut / kyoka / Pilocka Krach / Islaja / Electric Indigo / KALMA / Sarah Farina / Dj Spoke / U.T.A / Tinker / Sonae / Chra / MIEKO SUZUKI / Kaltès / Chica Paula / Vinilette / Kritzkom / Caro C / Aikia / Sharon Schael / Acid Maria / Silva Rymd / Ipek / Dependance / Midori Hirano aka MimiCof / Turrican / Chez Mieke / Janoshi / Deneh / Elektro Moon / Tina Z / the sound + icon machine / Whø (DJ) Show all bands
://about blank Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jul 06, 2013
Down By The River Festival 2013
MyKey / The Burning Hell / Fenster / Allie / Islaja / Steffen Basho-Junghans / A.J. Holmes / Toby Goodshank / pauT / Phoebe Kreutz / Thunderegg / The Anna Thompsons / Dibson T Hoffweiler / David Necchi
://about blank Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Oct 23, 2012
Islaja / Tomutonttu / Ela Orleans / Female Band The Old Hairdresser's Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 19, 2012 –
Oct 21, 2012
Supersonic Festival 2012
Tim Hecker / Goat / The Bug / Bohren & Der Club of Gore / Hookworms / Devilman / Richard Dawson / Ufomammut / Six Organs of Admittance / Hype Williams / Merzbow / Jarboe / Sir Richard Bishop / Hey Colossus / Dope Body / JK Flesh / Warm Digits / My Disco / Kevin Drumm / Zeni Geva / Carlton Melton / Dylan Carlson / Islaja / Lichens / Rangda / Oré / Stian Westerhus / KK Null / Doomsday Student / Free School / Flower-Corsano Duo / Modified Toy Orchestra / Tomutonttu / Ruins Alone / PCM / Drunk in Hell / Thomas Ankersmit / Mothertrucker / SWLLWS / Oxbow Orchestra / Clifford Torus / Lash Frenzy / Oxbow Show all bands
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The Custard Factory Digbeth, England, United Kingdom
Oct 18, 2012
Islaja / Junzo Suzuki Cafe OTO London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 09, 2011
Islaja Monarch Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Feb 26, 2011
Islaja Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Oct 16, 2010
Islaja MAO Livehouse Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Genres:

Folk
Experimental
Psychedelic
Avant-Garde
Finnish
Neofolk
Freak Folk
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Concerts Per Year:

2024 1 concert
2022 1 concert
2018 4 concerts
2017 1 concert
2016 2 concerts
2014 1 concert
2013 4 concerts
2012 3 concerts
2011 2 concerts
2010 7 concerts
2009 1 concert
2008 7 concerts
2007 13 concerts
2006 3 concerts
2005 3 concerts

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