Huom! Tapahtuma on osittain englanninkielinen. Event on Afro-Finnish music: live music & panel discussion Time: October 29, 16:00-18:00 Location: Oodi, Maijansali Featuring: Bianca Morales, Menard Mponda, Ismaila Sané, Elina Seye (chair). Language: Finnish and English In recent years, Finland has seen a rise of young AfroFinnish artists, especially in rap/hip hop, but musicians of African descent have actually been around and influential in Finnish music much longer. And, of course, many styles of “Black music” such as jazz, rock, soul and hip hop, have been played also by white Finnish musicians. We are taking a look at this Black history of Finnish music with a panel discussion that includes three musicians of African and Afro-Caribbean descent who have all influenced the Finnish music scene in their own ways. We will talk about their careers and experiences of working in the Finnish music scene, and also outside Finland. We will also discuss their views on the developments that have taken place in Finland and their views for the future. The event will be opened with live music by Ismaila Sané and musicians from his band, Saïsba. The panel discussion is chaired by Elina Seye, an ethnomusicologist and dance researcher affiliated with the University of Helsinki. Entry is free, as for all Afristadi's events! This event is part of <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etnosoi.fi%2Fen%2Fetnosoi%2Fprogramme&data=05%7C01%7Coodi.tilat%40hel.fi%7Cf475dba312724a1324e208dbd3b2bf0a%7C3feb6bc1d7224726966c5b58b64df752%7C1%7C0%7C638336536938832403%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2Bn2urOjf5%2FyfQtwujnNQLGcyeN%2FO0APJQKGALhWQPCI%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.etnosoi.fi/en/etnosoi/programme">Etnosoi, and <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.helsinki.fi%2Fen%2Fnetworks%2Fafrica-research-forum-social-sciences-and-humanities%2Fevents%2Fblack-history-month-2023&data=05%7C01%7Coodi.tilat%40hel.fi%7Cf475dba312724a1324e208dbd3b2bf0a%7C3feb6bc1d7224726966c5b58b64df752%7C1%7C0%7C638336536938832403%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zbIcoD%2B9nECWqfVHBX%2FKjExeifJaCbQOwTlmeFlqpEU%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.helsinki.fi/en/networks/africa-research-forum-social-sciences-and-humanities/events/black-history-month-2023">Black History Month 2023. About the panelists Bianca Morales is a Finnish-Cuban jazz vocalist and composer who started her singing career very young in the early 1980s and gained a lot of visibility in Finland after winning the Kevään sävel competition arranged by the Finnish MTV3 channel in 1984. Until today she has been performing jazz music especially with Grani Big Band, but she has also recorded music with other bands and played in several musicals. Apart from being well established in the Finnish jazz scene, she has strong connections to the USA. Menard Mponda is a Tanzanian musician and dancer who has been living in Finland since 1995. He is best known in Finland as the artistic director of Fest Afrika festival, the oldest festival of African performing arts in Finland, organized in Tampere since 2002. He is also active as a teacher of traditional Tanzanian dances and drumming, which he has been teaching widely to school children. As a musician, he has been involved in several bands, such as Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble and Arnold Chiwalala Band. Ismaila Sané is a Senegalese musician and dancer who started his career in Dakar, Senegal, moved to Spain in the early 1980s and to Finland in 1999. He is a long-standing percussionist of Piirpauke, a Finnish world music fusion band led by Sakari Kukko, that he joined in the late 1980s when he was living in Tenerife. Both in Spain and in Finland he has collaborated with many local musicians, playing West African styles, reggae, jazz, and many kinds of fusions. He also teaches West African dances and drumming. In recent years, his main focus has been on his own Saïsba band. Tapahtuman järjestää AfriStadi
Event on Afro-Finnish music: live music & panel discussion Time: October 29, 16:00-18:00 Location: Oodi, Maijansali Featuring: Bianca Morales, Menard Mponda, Ismaila Sané, Elina Seye (chair). Language: Finnish and English In recent years, Finland has seen a rise of young AfroFinnish artists, especially in rap/hip hop, but musicians of African descent have actually been around and influential in Finnish music much longer. And, of course, many styles of “Black music” such as jazz, rock, soul and hip hop, have been played also by white Finnish musicians. We are taking a look at this Black history of Finnish music with a panel discussion that includes three musicians of African and Afro-Caribbean descent who have all influenced the Finnish music scene in their own ways. We will talk about their careers and experiences of working in the Finnish music scene, and also outside Finland. We will also discuss their views on the developments that have taken place in Finland and their views for the future. The event will be opened with live music by Ismaila Sané and musicians from his band, Saïsba. The panel discussion is chaired by Elina Seye, an ethnomusicologist and dance researcher affiliated with the University of Helsinki. Entry is free, as for all Afristadi's events! This event is part of <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etnosoi.fi%2Fen%2Fetnosoi%2Fprogramme&data=05%7C01%7Coodi.tilat%40hel.fi%7Cf475dba312724a1324e208dbd3b2bf0a%7C3feb6bc1d7224726966c5b58b64df752%7C1%7C0%7C638336536938832403%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2Bn2urOjf5%2FyfQtwujnNQLGcyeN%2FO0APJQKGALhWQPCI%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.etnosoi.fi/en/etnosoi/programme">Etnosoi, and <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.helsinki.fi%2Fen%2Fnetworks%2Fafrica-research-forum-social-sciences-and-humanities%2Fevents%2Fblack-history-month-2023&data=05%7C01%7Coodi.tilat%40hel.fi%7Cf475dba312724a1324e208dbd3b2bf0a%7C3feb6bc1d7224726966c5b58b64df752%7C1%7C0%7C638336536938832403%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zbIcoD%2B9nECWqfVHBX%2FKjExeifJaCbQOwTlmeFlqpEU%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.helsinki.fi/en/networks/africa-research-forum-social-sciences-and-humanities/events/black-history-month-2023">Black History Month 2023. About the panelists Bianca Morales is a Finnish-Cuban jazz vocalist and composer who started her singing career very young in the early 1980s and gained a lot of visibility in Finland after winning the Kevään sävel competition arranged by the Finnish MTV3 channel in 1984. Until today she has been performing jazz music especially with Grani Big Band, but she has also recorded music with other bands and played in several musicals. Apart from being well established in the Finnish jazz scene, she has strong connections to the USA. Menard Mponda is a Tanzanian musician and dancer who has been living in Finland since 1995. He is best known in Finland as the artistic director of Fest Afrika festival, the oldest festival of African performing arts in Finland, organized in Tampere since 2002. He is also active as a teacher of traditional Tanzanian dances and drumming, which he has been teaching widely to school children. As a musician, he has been involved in several bands, such as Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble and Arnold Chiwalala Band. Ismaila Sané is a Senegalese musician and dancer who started his career in Dakar, Senegal, moved to Spain in the early 1980s and to Finland in 1999. He is a long-standing percussionist of Piirpauke, a Finnish world music fusion band led by Sakari Kukko, that he joined in the late 1980s when he was living in Tenerife. Both in Spain and in Finland he has collaborated with many local musicians, playing West African styles, reggae, jazz, and many kinds of fusions. He also teaches West African dances and drumming. In recent years, his main focus has been on his own Saïsba band. Organized by AfriStadi
Celebrating the Black history of Finnish music