Talk:List of polka artists

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Eläkeläiset probably plays music that qualifies as polka in the U.S., but I think it should be noted that in Finland it is not considered polka music. Finnish polka is much slower (Finnish polka music needs to stay between approximately (100-)110-132(-135) bpm (beats per minute, not bars) for even skilled dancers to be able to dance polka to it. As Eläkeläiset is a Finnish band and mostly listened by Finns, I think it should be noted that it is polka only by U.S. or maybe also some other countries' standards, but not in their native country. In Finland their music is considered mostly consisting of the genre "humppa", a polka-like dance in the Finns' eyes but closer to the kind of polka danced in the U.S.

If someone is interested, I am happy to provide more details on why this is - looking at the musical notation or listening to the time values also helps. In Finnish polka the da, da, daa; da, da, daa rhythm also featured in this article needs to be clearly audible (instead of the monotonous beat that e.g. Eläkeläiset has chosen for most of their songs - this is not criticism) AND it needs to fall in the preferred tempo frame. The polka steps are slightly different in Finnish polka, and that leads to the requirement of slower music.

In Sweden at least, maybe also in Norway, polka is danced at even slower tempos using a step that resembles a relaxed chassé step. Also there Eläkeläiset would not be considered to be even close to polka music. If needed I can provide examples of this, too. Shiokumi 08:14, 16 September 2014 (UTC)