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Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country

Name: Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country
Director: Michael Loukinen
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 2019-01-01
Duration: 57 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Jim Leary, Art Moilanen, Al Reko, Ralph Tuttila, Oren Tikkanen

Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country poster

Release Date: January 1, 2019

Genre: Music, Documentary

Duration: 0h 57m

Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10

Director: Michael Loukinen

Cast: Jim Leary, Art Moilanen, Al Reko, Ralph Tuttila, Oren Tikkanen

Storyline

When the immigrants came to America, their cultures entered the "great melting pot." In Michigan's Upper Peninsula Finnish immigrants mixed their musical traditions with many other cultures, creating a sound that was unique to the "Copper Country."