Piirpauke is finnish ethnic jazz fusion band. Their sound is very special and their music is very influenced by traditional folk music, world music and avant-garde jazz fusion. The band was founded by Sakari Kukko in 1974 and over the years, a number of musicians from various countries have played in the band.The band leader is Sakari Kukko.The band has toured throughout the world and has played at such major music festivals as Provinssirock, Ruisrock and Pori Jazz in Finland.