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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Date	Concert	Venue	Location
Sep 23, 2010	Islaja	Morden Tower	Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Sep 22, 2010	Islaja	Roxy Art House	Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sep 21, 2010	Islaja	Stereo	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sep 15, 2010	Islaja / The Family Elan	Cafe OTO	London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 01, 2010	Islaja	Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo	Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Aug 13, 2010	Islaja Flow Festival	Tiivistämö	Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Feb 04, 2009	Lucky Dragons / Islaja	Semifinal	Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Sep 27, 2008	Islaja / Blevin Blectum / Fursaxa / Kemialliset Ystvt / Samara Lubelski / Es / Axolotl / The Skaters (US) / Tomutonttu / Kemialliset Ystavat	Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)	London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 24, 2008	Islaja	Sage Gateshead	Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
Sep 23, 2008	Blevin Blectum / Es & Fursaxa / Islaja	Hare & Hounds	Kings Heath, UK
Sep 20, 2008	Kemialliset Ystavat / Axolotl / Blevin Blectum / Es / Fursaxa / Islaja / Samara Lubelski / The Skaters (US) / Tomutonttu	The Lemon Tree	Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sep 19, 2008	Blevin Blectum / Islaja / Fursaxa / Kemialliset Ystvt / Samara Lubelski / Es / Axolotl / The Skaters (US) / Tomutonttu	Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA)	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Apr 05, 2008	Islaja	Tavastia	Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Jan 25, 2008	Murcof / Lonard De Lonard / Mark Bain / Xavier Van Wersch / Abominations / Thomas Ankersmit / Reverend Beat-Man / Utarm / DJ Miles / Mattin / Dallas Simpson / Groupshow / Sick Girls / Robert Piotrowicz / KRAFTPOST / Hans W. Koch / DJ Tv Disko / Da... Murcof / Lonard De Lonard / Mark Bain / Xavier Van Wersch / Abominations / Thomas Ankersmit / Reverend Beat-Man / Utarm / DJ Miles / Mattin / Dallas Simpson / Groupshow / Sick Girls / Robert Piotrowicz / KRAFTPOST / Hans W. Koch / DJ Tv Disko / Dalia / Wolfgang Seidel / Christian Marclay & Flo Kaufmann / BJNilsen / Optical Machines / Tron Lennon / Keiichiro Shibuya / Leonard De Leonard / Machinefabriek / Detroit Grand Pubahs / Islaja / Jahcoozi / Klimek / Wolves in the Throne Room / Claro Intelecto / Efdemin / Alva Noto / Joakim / Surkin / Kavinsky / Mouse on Mars / Efterklang / Pierre Henry / Larry Heard / Moritz von Oswald / Andrea Sartori / Pendle Coven / Dj Shir Khan / Ebony Bones! / Ignatz / Daniel Menche / Huoratron / Shit and Shine / Legendary Stardust Cowboy / Chrome Hoof / Curses! / Conrad Schnitzler / Andy Stott / Kalabrese / Vitalic / Hildur Guðnadóttir / Phon.o (D) / Chris De Luca Show all bands	Maria am Ufer	Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Nov 05, 2007	Animal Collective / Islaja	leeds irish centre	Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Nov 04, 2007	Animal Collective / Islaja	Tripod	Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Nov 03, 2007	Animal Collective / Islaja	New Century	Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Nov 01, 2007	Animal Collective / Islaja Setlists	Astoria	London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 30, 2007	Animal Collective / Islaja	Trinity Centre	Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Oct 26, 2007	Animal Collective / Islaja	CIRQUE ROYAL-KONINKLIJK CIRCUS	Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

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	4 concerts

Attendees (9)


Gustav Mardiak
Conor Talbot
Colm O Meara
lastchanceforaslowdance
Sebastian Pietsch
David Martijn
Gloveg3
Steve Chadwick
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