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Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country

2019-01-01

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MusicDocumentary

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."

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