The Sounds var ett Helsingforsband, som bestod av fyra finlandssvenska killar. Henrik Granö, Bobi Söderblom, Peter Ekman och Johnny Liebkind. Med låten ”Emma” slog man 1963 igenom hos den stora publiken, låten gav upphov till begreppet ”Etnotwist”, som innebar att man arrangerade om gamla folkmelodier, oftast valser, till 4/4-takt, och spelade dem instrumentalt med sologitarr, kompgitarr, bas och trummor.
Rautalanka is a Finnish style of instrumental music played by a quartet (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar and drum kit). Rautalanka music can also include other instruments and vocals. The word rautalanka literally means "iron wire" and refers to the strings of the electric guitar. The heyday of rautalanka was in the early 1960s, but it has enthusiasts even today. Typical features of rautalanka are sharp and clear melodies, fast tempos and extensive use of tape echo, but little or no overdrive or fuzz. What distinguishes rautalanka most clearly from other twangy guitar genres is that the melodies tend to be in minor keys and melancholic, based on slavic folk tunes and schlager songs.
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