Maria Kalaniemi Perhaps RootsWorld's favorite accordionist (a tight race with Guy Klucevsek), Maria Kalaniemi is one of Finland's foremost new music ambassadors, travelling with her band Aldargaz and bringing her unique new music to the word. "Of course, it's great to play big and powerful, but there's also this quiet level. I like moving between these levels. There's a groove in slow and quiet music too. On radio they don't play music where there's no drums, and I think that's crazy. The media thinks it knows what people want." from an an interview with Maria Kalaniemi |