About MeNaiset:
Founded in 1992, MeNaisten has its roots in the Sibelius Academy's Department of Folk Music, as do many other 1990s folk ensembles.
MeNaisten's repertoire is compiled from the Finno-Ugric singing tradition. At the heart of music are the many uses of the human voice.
MeNaiset do not just reproduce the music they have studied – they infuse their individual style into each performance. The songs are mostly performed in the original language, and the lyrics are traditional folk poems. Most of the Finnish lyrics used follow the Kalevala measure.

About Toorama:
Toorama (Russian: То́рама, alternative name in Erzya: Йо́влат) is a music group from Saransk, Mordovia in Russia, performing traditional songs and music of Mordvin ethnic groups, namely Erzya, Moksha, Shoksha, and Qaratay.
Created in 1990 by 4 researchers of Mordvin language and traditions across the USSR, Torama was originally a choir of 9 men. Eventually, Vladimir Romashkin, a researcher and documentary film maker, emerged as the group's frontman. Eager to communicate in Russian and Erzya with audience, he made extensive introductions into every song and dance tune, traditions and rituals of Mordvin peoples, that became integral parts of each performance.
After several years, their repertoire evolved to include a richer instrumental part, made possible with reconstruction of extinct Mordvin instruments such as garzi violin. In 2002, the instrumental compositions became an important part of each performance and evolved into a separate direction of the group's activity.
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