Juhani Silvola
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Juhani Silvola is a Finnish/Norwegian composer and musician with a masters degree in electroacoustic composition from the Norwegian Music Academy, where he studied with Natasha Barrett.
Highly regarded as a guitarist playing jazz-, folk- and experimental music, Juhani is also an uncompromising composer creating contemporary works disregarding the traditional performer.
Silvola’s music often explores themes of post-humanism and (mediated) nature, and is inspired and informed by a large variety of musics from around the world and across history.
He has released four solo albums, three albums with the violinist Sarah-Jane Summers, and produced/mixed albums for bands like Highasakite. He plays/has played with, among others, Nils Petter Molvær, Frode Haltli’s Avant Folk, Susanna Wallumrød and Splashgirl.
