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5 unusual facts about Sheila Surban


Sheila Surban

June 2009, She made an album with Sakari Kukko and Samuli Mikkonen called "Soi Kiitos",courtesy of Rockadillo Records.

She sang with her band in lots of venues including the time when they were hired to perform after the well-known Philippine Singers like Vina Morales and Aiza Seguerra performing in concert at Sports Center in Baruy.

She made a live TV performance singing "Cannot Forget You" with other members of Humbalax in Iiro Rantala & Minna Pensola + vaihtuvat solistit program which was aired on YLE Teema, one of Finland's national TV channel.

Sheila Surban used to sing mostly pop and RnB type of music but as soon she moved to Finland in May 2006, She began working with Sakari Kukko, the founding member of Piirpauke, a band that is famous for playing world music.

She also joined Sakari Kukko's Humbalax band with multiracial members but the name itself is based on Humppa (a Finnish traditional dance music) and Balax (a modern Senegalese dance music) and that is how the name of the band was created.



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