Jätkäjätkät | |
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Jätkäjätkät performing at the Pori Jazz festival in 2010
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Background information | |
Origin | Uusimaa, Finland |
Genres | Hip hop, rap, reggae, folk |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Roihis Musika |
Website | myspace |
Members |
Asa Puppa J Joska Josafat Rasmus Pailos Erno Haukkala Kim Rantala Ville Väätäinen Pekka Varmo Antti Kivimäki |
Past members | Kari Hulkkonen Jocke Bachman |
Jätkäjätkät is a Finnish hip hop, rap and reggae band fronted by Asa (real name Matti Salo), a well-known Finnish rapper. Initially, the formation toured as "Asa ja Jätkäjätkät" (Asa and Jätkäjätkät) before settling on just the name Jätkäjätkät. The 9-member band has released three studio albums starting with their debut Ykstoist ykstoist on 19 May 2010. The band is signed to Roihis Musika label.