OpenMic with Mayim Alpert

OpenMic with Mayim Alpert

Open Mic

This wednesday the 29th June 2022, at 16:00, we will interview live from Helsinki, the great Mayim Alpert at the Helsinki Open Waves-HOW.
Interview will be conducted by Pedro Aibeo, in english.
Tune in at https://www.helsinkiopenwaves.com/

Mayim Alpert is a luthier, composer and multi-instrumentalist who has created music for theatre and film as well as performing in bands across many genres from soul to klezmer. He
is a professional violin and bow maker serving string instruments players in Helsinki and around Finland, with his colleague Lauri Kallinen, at Alpert & Kallinen Fine Violins, in Töölö.
He is also interested in experimental instruments and musical sculpture, and has built unique instruments such as the räätäliira, or tailor’s lyre, from an old sewing machine, and the
runopiano, or poet’s piano, incorporating an old typewriter. He is an active musician in Krepsko Theatre Group, Helsinki Klezmer Kapelye, and Helsinki Balalaikka Orchestra,
among others. Born in the USA, he has however spent the last 20 years in Europe, primarily in Prague and Helsinki, and has 4 boys.

MENT Festival 2022

MENT Festival 2022

WMS events

The World Music School (WMS) attended the MENT festival 2022 in Ljubljana, invited to be part of a discussion group on European music export (EMX – Exporters Meeting – 9th June).

Representing the WMS was me, Pedro Aibéo, the chairman of the WMS. On that group were, among others, representatives of the national export offices of different countries such as Belgium, Poland, Austria or Latvia.

 

During the discussions there was also time for presentations. For example, Yvan Boudillet introduced us to some tech innovations for the export of music and Aymeric Pichevin briefed us on the opportunities of music in esports. We talked too about some hot topics around royalties, buy outs, the market volume, etc.

There was plenty of time for networking and to listen to the many live performances. For me, the band Tukan from Belgium impressed me the most.

 

When landing in Slovenia, the bus and the airport play Coldplay music incessantly, in opposition, the train station of the Helsinki airport plays soundscapes.

 The experience is completely different. I prefer, without any doubt, the latter experience of Helsinki and this strategy likely promotes too local artists. 

MENT festival promotes local and international music, long live such festivals.

 

Pedro Aibéo
11.06.2022
Ljubljana

 

 

 

 

 

Revitalizing Downtown

Revitalizing Downtown

WMS events

The World Music School was invited by the City of Helsinki to contribute to the programme of Revitalizing Downtown – summer streets and city center (Kadut Elävät). We will be bringing on the 26.6 a series of our “Folk Dances with Live Music” events to the Finnish National Museum

Program:

13.00 – Welcoming words by Pedro Aibéo, Chairman of the World Music School

13.05 – Ivory Coast Folk Dances with Live Music (Lassina Ouattara)

14:00 – Yiddish Folk Dances with Live Music (Helsinki Klezmer Kapelye)

15:00 – Nicaraguan Folk Dances with Live Music (José Robelo and Mariano Vega (in the picture above)) 

Open Mic Shows

Open Mic Shows

Open Mic

The World Music School Helsinki is continuing its live radio shows at the Helsinki Open Waves.

This Wednesday the 25th May 2022, Timo Tuhkanen will be our guest improvising on microtonal music.

Listen to other previous podcasts at the Helsinki Open Waves.

 

 

A visit to the Porto’s branch

A visit to the Porto’s branch

International Partnerships

The World Music School Helsinki’s chairman, Pedro Aibéo, visited this week the World Music School Porto and his Ambassador Ricardo Coelho.

At the headquarters of the WMS Porto, we watched a live music performance and discussed the ongoing projects, which include some really nice EU cultural calls. 🙂