Anna-Kaisa Liedes

Anna-Kaisa Liedes is an integral part of the development of the modern experimental folk music scene. She is currently Head of the Folk Music Department at the Sibelius Music Academy in Helsinki and Senior Lecturer in Folk song. Besides Finno-Ugrian song tradition and kantele playing, she specialises in vocal improvisation, exploring the possibilities of the human voice.

Anna-Kaisa has performed worldwide as a solo artist and with groups such as Niekku, Tallari, MeNaiset, Lelo, Utua, Suunta and the Voice Theatre Iki-Turso, as well as with artists such as Maria Kalaniemi and Heikki Laitinen. She has composed and performed music for film and theatre.