I'm Kari Lasse Vannemaa. A teacher and a musician, composer and arranger. Born in 13th of April in 1957. Still hard working.
Artistic CV
Has been working as a musician in number of music group and orchestras. Multi-instrumentalist playing classical and electric guitar, Greek bouzouki, flute, Irish whistles, Arabic and Turkish ouds and several other stringed instruments.
Guitarist in Vantaa Pops Orchestra in 1995-1997 (CD: jealousy 1997).
Arrangements for Turku Symphony Orchestra and many other smaller groups.
Leader of Zorbas Orchestras with Maaria Vannemaa, performing from the mid-eighties mainly Greek music, but also Arabic and classical music. Zorbas bands have been giving concerts in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Germany, France and Greece. The last time the group gave a concert in Athens was in December 2022.
Released two CD:s. Eis ton afro... in 2001 (Greek songs) and Salaisuus in 2008 (own compositions). Some of own material is released also in Spotify and iTunes in 2023.