Mike:  M Ward “Chinese Translation”  Sounds like a 60’s-ish country song, or a more modern alt-country song done in that sort of style.  Words of wisdom from an elder song about how things truly remain the same for humans, throughout eternity.  Sweet video, too.  Tungevaag & Raaban "Samsara"  This one sounds like a pretty modern pop/club piece, which surprised me.  Since I don’t listen to this type of thing at all, I’m probably sounding pretty ignorant, lol.  I don’t think I want to have samsara actually be an experience, if it’s going to sound like this.  Or maybe that would be a personal visit to Old Nick’s place?   A funny aside is that the only perfume I wear is Shalimar, Guerlain also makes a perfume called Samsara.  Both are much pleasant than this track, lol.   

Hiram:  Tuomari Nurmio “Ei kukaan”  Without a translation, not sure what how he’s related the description you’ve posted in his words.  However, this is kind of a rough-edged vocal with wrangly guitars and a skipping sort of beat, maybe a touch of the absurdity of life in the music?  Note that I was unable to locate a version with harmonica, although I combed through quite a bit on YT.  Vesa-Matti Loiri “Sielun pohjalla”  Very different from the last piece, sort of odd plinky piano note, with a lilting female vocal.  Then a plucky stringed instrument enters and a deep male voice, with some brushed percussion.  There is a sense of theatrics in this to me, as in from a musical, perhaps.  The female comes back in after several verses and there is a double-plucked stringed instrument, perhaps a mandolin of sorts, then returns to the male vocalist.