Biography

JARMO SAARI REPUBLIC:
Jarmo Saari - baritone guitar & vocals (electric & acoustic guitars, bass, taurus pedal, vocoder, theremin, percussion, mini moog, viola da gamba, glass harp, trombone)

Abdissa “Mamba” Assefa - drums & percussion
Olavi Louhivuori - drums & percussion
Sami Kuoppamäki - drums

Featuring:

Sam Huber - vocals on “The Jungle” & “Lost Mojo”
Johanna Iivanainen - vocals on “Planet Red” & “Fingers, Elbows, Shoulders”
Tommy Lindgren - spoken word & vocals on “Soldiers Of Joy”
Tim Ries - tenor sax on “The Jungle”
Saima Saari - child vocals on “Fingers, Elbows, Shoulders”
Marja Ollikainen - narration on “Fingers, Elbows, Shoulders”
Jelle Perko, Aarre Saari & Saima Saari - choir on “Planet Red”
Aarre Saari - back beat strat on “Planet Red”

Recorded by Jarmo Saari at Island Studio/Kasi and Risto Hemmi at Finnvox, Helsinki

Mixed by Juha Heininen and Jarmo Saari at HIP Studios, Helsinki

Mastered by Pauli Saastamoinen at Finnvox

Jarmo Saari Republic Logo by Ville Tietäväinen

Photos by Sami Mannerheimo

Cover by Jari Mattila

Produced by Jarmo Saari

Tracklist

1. Healing IntroductionComposed by Saari
2. The JungleComposed by Saari & Huber, arranged by Assefa, Kuoppamäki & Louhivuori, lyrics by Narender Singh Bansal
3. Planet RedComposed by Saari, arranged by Assefa, Kuoppamäki & Louhivuori, lyrics by Saari & Saikkonen
4. Pilgrim CallingComposed by Saari & Assefa, arranged by Kuoppamäki & Louhivuori
5. Soldiers Of JoyComposed by Saari, Lindgren & Louhivuori, arranged by Assefa & Kuoppamäki, lyrics by Lindgren
6. Lost MojoComposed by Saari & Huber, arranged by Assefa, Kuoppamäki & Louhivuori, lyrics by Huber
7. Fingers, Elbows, ShouldersComposed by Saari & Kuoppamäki, arranged by Assefa & Louhivuori, lyrics by Saari & Saikkonen