Biography

Toivo is Kama Kollektiv's second album.

Toivo (also the title of one of the tracks) is the Finnish word for hope. According to the band “the music brings together the confusion of the current international situation with desire for unity and hope, in a musical tapestry. It expresses influences from melancholic Nordic atmospheres and landscapes, minimalism, folk and indie pop, as well as jazz artists like Mathias Eick.”

Band leader Kirsi-Marja Harju sees the ensemble as a collective. “Discussing and deciding things together as much as possible is important,” she says “but there also has to be a leader.” She loves the poetry of Jonathan Nagel’s ideas, and respects his musicality and versatility as a bass player. She is very grateful to have the pianist Jetse de Jong on the album as he is in much demand on other projects. “I love his diversity and it’s effortless to work with him,” she explains. The drummer Joe Korach “has worked on a range of projects. With each new one he incorporates all the different ideas, to create a fresh and unique style.”

Tracklist

1. Distance Song 
2. Maybe 
3. Once To Scar Me For Life
4. Toivo 
5. Phlegmatic Escapism 
6. Inventing Memories
7. Muiden Käsissä 
8. I Wish You Could See My True Nature 
9. Silence Your Own Voice