Approcreative playlist, Maarika’s Balo Variations. Excerpts from live audio effect experimenting from the 1st doctoral concert and elsewhere.

Kilin Fula Saba Maarika’s Balo Variations. Balafon and kora solo with live audio effects, recorded live in Afrojazz Puistokarkelot -online festival.

Soi! Sila Fato performing Maarika’s song during Finland 100 years festivities in Helsinki Music House.

Balafon + violin jamming. Excerpts of a longer piece, performed by Glomas musicians in Nordtrad festival, Stockholm. Main instrumental theme by Maarika Autio (balafon) and Stiliana Ravelska (violin).

Maarika & Moomin. This is just a short and simple jam session thingie, Maarika in balafon and Mamadou “Moomin” Maiga in kora.

Sade by Maarika, performed with Sila Fato band.

A West-African popular tune performed by Silo band.

Soumsoum. Practicing with Solo Cissokho in Paris. Kora-balafon duo.

Pisaroilla Maarika’s Balo Variations. Balafon solo with live audio effects, recorded live in Afrojazz Puistokarkelot -online festival.

Abene Bolon. Balo with live electronics: all sounds produced with balafon. Composition, lyrics, arrangement and video by Maarika. Dedicated to the small crocodile living under a stick bridge in Abene, Senegal.

Kanou. Practicing with Solo Cissokho in Paris. Kora-balafon duo.

Kalliolle. Finnish folk song africanized.

Kalliolle. Finnish folk song africanized. Trio setup.

Practicing kora patterns with a furry vocalist Bella.