Founded in 2016 and consisting largely of professional musicians, Musta lammas is one of the most interesting voices within finnish a capella music. Musta lammas is finnish for “black sheep”, referring to their position as innovators within the choir scene. The group is specialized in so-called rhythmic music, meaning pop, jazz, rock, blues and funk – to name a few. All of Musta lammas’ music is custom-written for the group, and varies from original songs to tasty re-arrangements.

Musta lammas has headlined numerous festivals around the world, such as SingStrong in New York and Stemmer Bygger Bro in Denmark. In 2017, the choir won first prize at the Aarhus Vocal Festival choir competition, as well as the special prize for most innovative arrangement.

Musta lammas was founded and is led by Ida Olsonen.

Photo by Carolina Stenbäck