When I came to Seinäjoki, I had never heard about Kauko Röyhkä. I discovered his music a week before the concert and to me it was like love at first sight. I was very excited about going to this concert. Kauko Röyhkä has played with two different bands. The first one was Kauko Röyhkä & Narttu (which means a slut in English) and the second one was a project with his friend Riku Mattila. He has also had many side projects, e.g. 500 kg lihaa. Kauko Röyhkä is also a writer and a journalist. A man with many talents. He seems to be still popular in Finland after 30 years on stage, but he hasn't changed his style very much, simply because he just doesn't like the music that is played nowadays.
Rytmikorjaamo is an old warehouse which has been turned into a concert place. Hence the name – Rytmikorjaamo (Rhythm Garage). For this seminar and for the concert as well, Rytmikorjaamo was split into half, so the atmosphere was a bit cozier, with just a small stage and a few tables. It was almost like a regular pub. The concert started with my favourite song „Paha maa“, which is Kauko's personal favourite as well. He didn't bring his band so it was just him and his groovy guitar. Many of his fans were in the audience and once in a while someone requested a song. Kauko Röyhkä is a friendly man so he was happy to play them as well. Between the songs he made jokes or told some stories. The whole concert felt very personal, just like I imagined it would be. It was a great night out and a good concert as well. Those of you who didn't have the opportunity to be there, can type Kauko Röyhkä and „Paha maa“ into youtube, the first result might give you a basic idea what it was like :)
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