Dallapé

Dallapé
Dallapé in the late 1920s
Background information
Origin	Helsinki
Genres	Jazz, Schlager
Years active	1925–1955, 1960–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment (2013–)
Website	www.dallape.fi

Dallapé is a Finnish music group established in 1925 by accordionist Masa Jäppilä (1900–1967), singer Ville Alanko (1907–1931) and percussionist Mauno Johansson who were influenced by American jazz music. Dallapé was the most popular band of Finland in the 1930s and played a significant role in Finnish music life for decades. The band is still active.

Members

• Juha Hostikka – vocals
• Anssi Nykänen - drums
• Harri Rantanen - bass
• Varre Vartiainen - guitar
• Niko Kumpuvaara - accordion
• Mauri Saarikoski - violin
• Arttu Takalo - xylophone
• Petri Puolitaival - saxophone
• Heikki Pohto - saxophone
• Tero Lindberg - trumpet
• Antti Rissanen - trombone, tuba

Selected past members

• Asser Fagerström
• Rauno Lehtinen
• Georg Malmstén
• Tauno Palo
• Tapio Rautavaara
• Sami Saari
• Tapani Valsta
• Viljo Vesterinen
• Olavi Virta

Source

• Dallapé Official Home Page (in Finnish and English)

External links

Media related to Dallape at Wikimedia Commons