The Finnish word Rajaton translates as "boundless" – a word that so accurately describes the way this six-voice a cappella ensemble approaches music.Regularly performing around a hundred concerts and workshops each year, Rajaton exposes their audiences to the kind of diversity of repertoire, singing style, and stage presentation that has made them a phenomenon on the world stage.
Performing at concert halls, churches, jazz and choral festivals, this distinct group of musicians approaches all styles of music with the samelevel of commitment and integrity, making it difficult to imagine an audience that they could not inspire, or a type of music they could not make their own. In their native Finland, Rajaton is a bona fide pop phenomenon, successfully bridging the gap that often exists between classical and mainstream convention.
Rajaton has released 13 different albums, their latest conquest being a children's album, Suomen lasten lauluja (Songs of Finland's Children), released in 2012. The last three of their albums were released through the group's own record label, Boundless Records. In the autumn of 2014, Rajaton celebrates 17 years of music-making with one double platinum, three platinum and eight gold records in Finland under their belt, as their worldwide record sales are drawing near 400.000 copies altogether.
Ever seeking new artistic challenges, the group has grown immeasurably through collaborations with other a cappella artists, including The King’s Singers and The Real Group,as well as productions with film directors and choreographers.But it is perhaps their deep passion for choral art, their generosity of spiritand their sheer enjoyment of singing that has won the hearts and acclaim of audiences and critics everywhere. Their energy – infectious; their ability to entertain and inspire–Rajaton!
在不斷迎接藝術挑戰的過程中，Rajaton曾與許多著名的阿卡團體合作，包括著名的國王歌手合唱團（The King's Singers）以及來自瑞典的The Real Group，以及單人阿卡貝拉的鼻祖Bobby McFerrin。他們還與電影導演和編舞一起創作，在這些經歷中收穫了巨大的成長。但也許真正使他們贏得世界各地歌迷的讚譽和評論家的認可的，是他們對合唱藝術的熱情，慷慨的精神與對歌唱的純粹享受。他們的活力極富感染力，而他們給歌迷帶來的愉悅和啟迪，則更是像他們的團名一樣——無極限！
歌聲永無止境。
成員介紹
Ahti Paunu
樂團創始人，在樂團中擔任男中音聲部。Ahti自幼便在埃斯波音樂學校學習鋼琴和大提琴並參加學校的合唱團，高中畢業後進入赫爾辛基西貝柳斯音樂學院，學習音樂教育專業，並研習古典及流行爵士樂器。Ahti致力於阿卡貝拉藝術的教學，曾帶領眾多人聲樂團及歌手進入阿卡貝拉的殿堂。他充分發掘人聲的表現力和創造力，在傳統練聲方法之外發現了更多的技巧，並將其融入創作和演唱之中。除了創立Rajaton外，Ahti還在2002年發行了自己的個人專輯Lähtevien laivojen satama，深受歌迷喜愛。
樂團女中音。Soila出生於音樂之家，曾在東赫爾辛基音樂學校（East Helsinki Music School）學習小提琴，之後又學習過薩克斯，口琴和康特勒琴（Kantele）。1988年Soila進入Tapiola合唱團，並之後在多個樂團擔任女中聲部。Soila於1999年正式加入Rajaton。同時她從西貝柳斯音樂學院民樂系（Folk）畢業。之後Soila曾遊歷世界各地，包括西非和西伯利亞。
