A professional singer from Kolkata, India working with mainstream professional musicians in Finland. The melodically rendition of her voice, with superb style of voice improvisation, takes her audience to a spiritual ambience. She teaches North Indian Classical Music, Light classical genres and Folk music of Bengal as well. She specializes in singing Bollywood.
A Finnish jazz violinist whose playing has influences from Arabic and Middle-Eastern music. She is a Master of Global Music (Royal Academy of music, Aarhus) since 2014.
She is leading and composing music for her band Journey to Arabjazz. She is working in the multicultural field working with refugees musicians, teaching multicultural school classes and playing along with different artist from all over the world.
Website: www.journeytoarabjazz.com
About Valeria Conte
Beside a great interest, love, and experience in free improvisation I have a deep passion for Ashkenazi Jewish music, as Klezmer, Yiddish and Chassidic singing. I lately started the studies of traditional Middle-Eastern musical cultures, and I am currently exploring the improvisatory possibilities taking inspiration by these rich musical worlds.
Main instrument and repertoire
Clarinet, Klezmer
Other Instruments
Base city
Helsinki
Website
Other links
Languages
English, Italian
Price
44 Euros / hour
Teaching levels
Teaching where
Master in Sibelius Academy, Classical piano and Teacher’s pedagogical degree/ jazz, modern music and improvisation/ Chamber music with “Trio Kaukokaipuu”/ International Competition “Joves Intèrprets de Catalunya”, 2nd prize/ International competition “Ciutat de Carlet”, 3rd prize/ National Competition “Intercentros Melómano” (Spain), honoured as the best pianist/ Chamber music competition Montserrat Alavedra” (Spain), 2nd prize.
Photo by: Jurmala
A Roma singer, musician and dancer specializing in flamenco and gypsy music and dance. She was born into a Roma family in Finland. She started to study classical piano at the age of eight years.
She performed from a very early age together with her family in the Roma culture events. She holds a Bachelor of Music (MuK) from the Folk Music Department of Sibelius Academy.