Yam Ha takes Jussi Kivi (drums) and Juuso Paaso (guitar) to the ragged frontiers of the Sahelian musical traditions and Western free music. The duo floats calmly in the eye of the storm as they travel towards uncharted territories.
Jussi Kivi had a long career as a visual artist exploring industrial wastelands. In recent years he has immersed himself in rhythm. Juuso Paaso is a freelance writer and musician interested in peripheral musical collectives and experiments.
Kalle Tikas has been playing blues and prog rock since the early 1990s. In 2015, he formed the avant blues duo Ringhold with avant-garde singer Eleonora Kampe, bringing listeners a fresh approach to the electric blues genre. In 2024, Tikas' first solo album "Strange Box" was released. In 2025, he released new work, participating in the international collection "An Anthology of Contemporary Solo Guitar".