# Matti Kontio (1948-)

> Matti Kontio, composer – 1 recording on Ondine. Matti Kontio is a composer, arranger and producer of children's songs and vocal and instrumental music based…

Source: https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/kontio-matti

- **Role:** Composer
- **Dates:** 1948-
- **Photo:** © Sinikka Kontio

## Biography

Matti Kontio is a composer, arranger and producer of children's songs and vocal and instrumental music based on the Finnish folk tradition. In addition, he is a performing musician on the kantele - a plucked instrument of the zither family and Finland's national folk instrument. Kontio has been a member of the folk-jazz group 'Karelia', always striving for a dialogue between ancient and contemporary music. Together with his wife Sinikka, Matti Kontio forms a duo which belongs to the leading performers of Finnish kantele music.

## Works

- Lohi-Marjatan valssi (Salmon-Marjatta’s Walz)
- Kissalan tytöt (Kissala Ladies)

## Discography on Ondine (1)

- [The Soul of Kantele](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-933-2.md): Matti & Sinikka Kontio, kantele · Matti Kontio, kantele (ODE 933-2, 1999)

## Links

- [Matti & Sinikka Kontio, kantele duo](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/kontio-matti-amp-sinikka)
- [Finnish Music Information Centre](http://www.fimic.fi/kontio)
- [Official website](http://www.imu.fi/)