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Anni Pohto - Dancing With The Souls
Release 2025/07/18
Finnish singer-songwriter Anni Pohto has released her latest single, "Dancing With The Souls", off of her highly anticipated upcoming album, The Rising.
"Dancing With The Souls" is a delicate, yet vibrant song, written by Anni Pohto after spending six weeks in Benin, West Africa, where she learned about local traditions such as vodun (or "voodoo") religion. She was inspired by the concept of deceased relatives and ancestors' souls staying among us and keeping us company, rather than going to an afterlife.
This single is one of many released for Anni Pohto's upcoming album, The Rising, coming out later this year, which explores David Hawkins' Map of Consciousness, a chart that showcases the range of human consciousness through energy levels and emotions ranging from shame to enlightenment. Each song correlates with an emotion on this map, with this new single exploring a theme of acceptance. Pohto combines her comforting vocals with jovial piano, bringing the listener through an overcoming of loneliness, with the company of our ancestors and the nature surrounding us making it so we are, "never lonely, just alone", as she sings in the outro.
The artist elaborates the thought further: "I've often felt lonely and misunderstood in my life. Writing this song helped me grasp the amazing feeling of truly belonging here, realizing that my imperfections, mistakes, and flaws are all part of what makes it beautiful. Listening to the song now, I feel I was able to grasp that emotion of fully accepting and celebrating everything."
Anni Pohto will also be releasing a remix of "Dancing With The Souls" in the coming weeks. The remix will feature Italian producer Emanuele Profeti, bringing new life to this already lively song.
Anni Pohto has been steadily gaining traction through her previous single releases off of her upcoming The Rising album, as her thoughtful imagery and activism have been resonating with fans. Her authenticity has also been on display, as Pohto has been organizing a home-concert series, providing fans with intimate, raw concerts performances. Her single "Dancing With The Souls" is the latest example in her trend of authenticity through an energized and positive lens.
About Anni Pohto:
Anni Pohto is a Finnish singer, songwriter, pianist and producer now living in London. She has worked with some of the biggest artists in Finland, and since her move to the UK has warmed-up for British band Scouting For Girls on their sold-out UK-tour in 2023. The music video for her song "33610" got an Honorary Mention at the Berlin Music Video Awards in 2024, and "everywoman" was placed as the opening theme for a Finnish TV-series "Suhde2".
"Dancing With The Souls" is a delicate, yet vibrant song, written by Anni Pohto after spending six weeks in Benin, West Africa, where she learned about local traditions such as vodun (or "voodoo") religion. She was inspired by the concept of deceased relatives and ancestors' souls staying among us and keeping us company, rather than going to an afterlife.
This single is one of many released for Anni Pohto's upcoming album, The Rising, coming out later this year, which explores David Hawkins' Map of Consciousness, a chart that showcases the range of human consciousness through energy levels and emotions ranging from shame to enlightenment. Each song correlates with an emotion on this map, with this new single exploring a theme of acceptance. Pohto combines her comforting vocals with jovial piano, bringing the listener through an overcoming of loneliness, with the company of our ancestors and the nature surrounding us making it so we are, "never lonely, just alone", as she sings in the outro.
The artist elaborates the thought further: "I've often felt lonely and misunderstood in my life. Writing this song helped me grasp the amazing feeling of truly belonging here, realizing that my imperfections, mistakes, and flaws are all part of what makes it beautiful. Listening to the song now, I feel I was able to grasp that emotion of fully accepting and celebrating everything."
Anni Pohto will also be releasing a remix of "Dancing With The Souls" in the coming weeks. The remix will feature Italian producer Emanuele Profeti, bringing new life to this already lively song.
Anni Pohto has been steadily gaining traction through her previous single releases off of her upcoming The Rising album, as her thoughtful imagery and activism have been resonating with fans. Her authenticity has also been on display, as Pohto has been organizing a home-concert series, providing fans with intimate, raw concerts performances. Her single "Dancing With The Souls" is the latest example in her trend of authenticity through an energized and positive lens.
About Anni Pohto:
Anni Pohto is a Finnish singer, songwriter, pianist and producer now living in London. She has worked with some of the biggest artists in Finland, and since her move to the UK has warmed-up for British band Scouting For Girls on their sold-out UK-tour in 2023. The music video for her song "33610" got an Honorary Mention at the Berlin Music Video Awards in 2024, and "everywoman" was placed as the opening theme for a Finnish TV-series "Suhde2".
Tracklist
| 01 | Dancing With The Souls |