The long awaited debut soloalbum of Lauri Porra will be out 12th of October 2005. Lauri (27) is a new bass player of Stratovarius and has also played in many other bands like Warmen, Kotipelto, Torpedo, Emma Salokoski Trio and Sinergy. The album is featured by the most respected players in Finland: Jussi Lehtonen, Tuomo Prättälä, Mikko Kaakkuriniemi, Timo Kämäräinen, Alexi Laiho, Janne Huttunen, Jukka Uljas, Jay Kortehisto, Emma Salokoski and Tero Lindberg. Gulfam Sabri (from India) plays tabla on one track. The album will include a bass solo version of Jean Sibelius' "Valse Triste". All other 8 tunes are Lauri Porra originals.
LAURI PORRA "Lauri Porra"
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