Desc: Melvin Kangas: Kantele Man: Directed by Michael Loukinen. With Melvin Kangas, Jim Leary, Hilary Virtanen. In a fairy-tale cottage, Melvin Kansas performs enchanting music on a traditional Finnish harp known as a Kantele. According to legend, the first Kantele was created by Väinämöinen. All the forest creatures were mesmerized by it and wept.