The World Music School Grand-Popo
Can we make a World Music School in Africa? During September and October of 2017, the Chairman of the World Music School (WMS), Pedro Aibéo went to West Africa, to Benin, to make a feasibility study on the possibility of making a World Music School in Africa. After...
The premiere of the World Music School Helsinki Ensemble
And so it was, last December the 5th, from 19 to 21 at Kahvila Taikalamppu, the #pikkujoulu (Christmas party) of the World Music School Helsinki, with the live premiere of the World Music School Helsinki Ensemble. The event was hosted by Pedro Aibéo, Sebnem...
East and West Africa in Helsinki!
The last Sunday the 26th November we presented another one of our bimonthly events. This time we mixed two African cultures, from Burkina Faso and Tanzania, West and East! We invited to lead the west side, Lassina Ouattara and Siaka Coulibaly. For the east...
West African Rhythms’ Workshops for a Kids’ Halloween
Organized by the World Music School Helsinki by invitation of Kulttuurikeskus Stoa, of Helsinki, we brought on the 4th November 2017, Sibiri Konaté and Lassina Ouattara to introduce West African rhythms to kids. This all during a large Halloween event! All 6 workshops...
WMS Ensemble: Don’t learn alone, learn music in a band!
The World Music School started this year the World Music School Ensemble (WMS Ensemble) lead by Javier Sanchez. This means now, students of the WMS can learn how to play in a band. Immediately. No matter their skill. The students also experience music creation through...
World Music School in West Africa
The chairman of the World Music School Helsinki, Pedro Aibéo, is now in West Africa to build a new World Music School in Benin, in Grand-Popo, in collaboration with the Finnish African Cultural Center. We will use heritage renovation, renewable energies and our innovative music teaching method of our school in Helsinki.
Flamenco Singing Workshops in Helsinki
Flamenco singer Anna Murtola’s first Flamenco Singing Workshop for WMS took place over two days in the beginning of September (1st and 2nd). The workshop’s theme was Introduction to Flamenco Singing and it was open for all levels of students, interested in singing and...
The World Music School Helsinki is a nominee for the Ethnogala awards
We are happy to report that The World Music School Helsinki has just been nominated for the Ethnogala awards in the category of intersection prize. The awards will be given in November 7th at 19:00 at the Tavastia Club. These prizes award figures in the folk music,...