Pekka Streng – Kesämaa album art
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Pekka Streng (1948–1975) was a Finnish singer-songwriter and cult artist whose music blended psychedelia with folk-influenced progressive rock.
His second and final album Kesämaa (“Summerland”) was released in 1972. Its cover art was created by Streng’s sister, artist Sonja Streng, and depicts Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of nature conservation, surrounded by animals.
Streng was diagnosed with cancer in the late 1960s and knew throughout his recording career that he was unlikely to live long. Beneath his light, fairytale-like and playful lyrics lay a deeper philosophical undercurrent and a sense of nearing death. His songwriting was also inspired by his fascination with mysticism, the occult, and the hippie movement, making him a uniquely distinctive lyricist in Finnish popular music.
Pekka Streng left behind an intriguing yet mysterious legacy, intensified in part by his reclusive nature. He avoided the public eye and reportedly gave only one interview during his lifetime. Only a handful of photographs of him are known to exist.
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