Pipoka performs vivacious South-American music from Brazilian forro to Argentinean tango nuevo. The music is spiced with European folk music and jazz as well as original compositions by the band members. As a result Pipoka has created it's own unique style, which could be described as "Brazilian-Ugrian chamber jazz".

The band was formed in the autumn 2000 by guitarist Jarmo Julkunen and accordionist Veli Kujala, who already had worked some years together as a duo. First concerts Pipoka performed in quartet setting featuring the bass player Timo Tuppurainen and the ethnical percussionist Ricardo Padilla. Later vibraphonist Arttu Takalo joined in the band and on several occasions audience has also had the possibility to enjoy violoncello played by Roi Ruottinen.

Pipoka has made concert tours all around Finland and also played in the Finnish national television. The first CD of the band was released in the autumn 2004 on the Finnish Rockadillo Records label under the name of band's accordionist Veli Kujala.

The CD has received excellent reviews in almost every major Finnish newspaper and magazine and was elected for the list of 45 best albums in the year 2004 by Helsingin Sanomat (the largest newspaper in Finland). Some highlights are on the Reviews page. Short music samples are on the Audio section. Buy the complete album at iTunes.