ArtistInfo

Yona

voc, *1984 AT
Singer of Pop
A.k.a. Johanna Pitkänen Johanna Louhivuori

The word Yona in Pali and the Prakrits, and the analogue "Yavana" in Sanskrit are words used in the Ancient India to designate Greek speakers. "Yona" and "Yavana" are transliterations of the Greek word for "Ionians" (Homeric Greek: Ἰάoνες, Ancient Greek: *Ἰάϝoνες), who were probably the first Greeks to be known in the East.The Yavanas are mentioned in the Majjhima Nikaya, in which Gautama Buddha mentions to the Brahman Assalayana the existence of the Kamboja and Yona people who have only two castes, master or slave.Examples of direct association of these with the Greeks include:

Instruments

• Vocals
• Backing Vocals

Genres

• Pop
• World
• Folk
• Reggae
• Jazz

Plays With