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NIGHT OF THE ARTS: Folk Dances with Live Music from Angola and Tanzania

FREE EVENT!
17.08.2023
17:00 – 19:00
Part of the NIGHT OF THE ARTS OF HELSINKI’s program.
We bring together two minorities of Helsinki and invite everyone to play and dance along their traditional music and dances.
WHERE:
Caisa, Helsinki
Kaikukatu 4 B
PROGRAM:
17:00 – Welcoming words by Menard Mponda
17:15 – Music & dances from Angola
18:00 – Break
18:15 – Music & dances from Tanzania
19:00 – End
WHO
This event is designed for everyone, previous experience is not required. Musicians or aspiring musicians are welcomed to join the musicians and play the traditional dance songs and how to perform music for the dances. Dancers will be invited to learn the steps and form of the dances by performing it together with live music.
All kinds of music instruments and dance levels are welcome. Just bring your instrument, voice and body!
This event is based on the events organized by the World Music School Helsinki which aim to connect the local cultural minorities through music and to teach through these music as a mother language.

Folk Dances with Live Music from Germany and Estonia

Folk Dances with Live Music from Chile and Spain

WHERE:

Caisa, Helsinki
Kaikukatu 4 B

PROGRAM:

17:00 – Welcoming words by Pedro Aibéo
17:15 – Music & dances from Chile
18:00 – Break
18:15 – Music & dances from Spain
19:00 – End

WHO

This event is designed for everyone, previous experience is not required. Musicians or aspiring musicians are welcomed to join the musicians and play the traditional dance songs and how to perform music for the dances. Dancers will be invited to learn the steps and form of the dances by performing it together with live music.

All kinds of music instruments and dance levels are welcome. Just bring your instrument, voice and body!

This event is based on the events organized by the World Music School Helsinki which aim to connect the local cultural minorities through music and to teach through these music as a mother language.

Open Mic show with Sami Karkar

Open Mic

We have live today at 16:00 (EET), at our Open Mic show at the Helsinki Open Waves-HOW in Kulttuurikeskus Caisa, the French-Tunisien musician, Sami Karkar

Sami has been studying since 2022 at the Global Music department of Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts, Helsinki.

Also a trained scientist from his first life, Sami has previously graduated with a PhD in music acoustics from Aix-Marseille University (France), and worked several years as an academic researcher.

Revitalizing Helsinki’s Downtown

WMS events

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

We taught there how to dance some folk dances of the world. The event counted with three groups of musicians and dance teachers that played during the 2022 Juhannus celebrations. The music was acoustic, requiring no electricity.

– Ivory Coast (Africa)
– Yiddish (Europe)
– Nicaragua (America)

We believe these events are a great way to strengthen the connectedness among the different members of the participating diasporas. Enhancing the bonds between people of Helsinki is our way to participate in the city’s community. Indeed through Music and Dance people are sharing beyond simple words, they convey their own enthusiasm and energy towards each other.

The venue was held at the Finnish National Museum backyard between 13-16.

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