Further Kadi Vija Emma winning album reviews are here!
Levyhyllyt — Auli Särkiö-Pitkänen
- Kadi Vija tekee äänitaidetta laulaen – LevyhyllytLevyhyllyt
- English translation by google: here
“Tiny Hands is an intuitive, organically structured whole, one you listen to wide-eyed and with a fluttering heart. The sonic world lingers in the moment — softly rustling, dimly gleaming, and intimate.”
“Vija’s use of voice is free and breathing, minimalist and endlessly rich.”
“Instead of a scat virtuoso, Vija is now nakedly a person observing the world, and jazz phrasing surfaces only now and then, as if from another reality.”
SuomiJazz — Pentti Ronkanen
- Vija, Kadi: Tiny Hands Gathering Wonder, The World Becomes Magic · SuomiJazz.com
- English translation by google: here
“A bold visionary who always makes music on her own terms, without worrying about others’ opinions.”
“Many of the tracks are puzzle-building, and we’re often talking about very small pieces. Skillfully they find their place, interlock, find a shared pulse — the instrumental and the vocal blend. Vija and Mäkynen paint with powerful color combinations.”
“At the same time, this is a total artwork — the album should be heard as a whole, from start to finish, to really feel it.”
UKVibe — Imran Mirza
“A captivating and incredibly nuanced record that finds Vija conveying the album from the perspective of a child, capturing the joys, wonder and curiosity of those early years.”
“The very categorisation of Vija as a ‘vocal instrumentalist’ is demonstrative of the dynamic and considered approach to her own affections for vocal improvisation.”
“A genuinely fantastic release that just gets better with repeat listens.”