season 3, episode 9 | World Village Festival
Global club nights is a networking and informative club series in collaboration with Caisa Cultural centre, Helsinki Open waves web radio and the Global music Department of Sibelius Academy, that aims to bring together all parties involved with music. With live music, seminars and workshops the events attempt to create bridges between musicians, event producers, agents, venues, and music lovers, bringing down barriers and creating a safe and creative environment of free expression. In a celebration of diversity, using the tools of intercultural collaboration and specialized knowledge, we provide the possibility of a neutral and safe space for sharing and exchange of knowledge, information, wishes and insights on the music industry in Finland, both on the part of the musician and from the business side while most importantly, sharing it with the community.
We will explore the crucial role of music festivals, and the way of thinking behind setting them up. What are the values and the important points offered to the audience?
What should music professionals be aware of when being in contact with Festival organizers? Lets explore together the long and valuable work of the organizers of the World Village Festival in Finland and listen to their experience and expertise.

World Village Festival is Finland’s leading event for global action for the whole family, an admission-free cultural festival, a food carnival, and a trade fair for sustainable development. World Village raises global challenges and solutions, increases people’s understanding, and provides concrete ways to take action to create change. World Village brings people together, because only together we can change the world. Festival’s core values are diversity, inspiration, equality, responsibility, and communality.
World Village Festival has been organized since 1995 and gathers around 50 000 people yearly. The main organizer is Finnish Development NGOs Fingo, which is an umbrella organization for approximately 270 development organizations.

Credits
Producers and hosts: Chico Matada and Vasileios Katopodis
Guest: Johanna Eurakoski
Sound recording, editing & live streaming: Bailey Polkinghorne
*The audio piece was recorded and edited at the Helsinki Open Waves performance & recording room located at Caisa.
**The views expressed in this audio piece and texts are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of Helsinki Open Waves.
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