World Music School (WMS) Open Mic at the Helsinki Open Waves
A 40 min live show, moderated by Pedro Aibéo, chairman of the WMS at the Helsinki Open Waves in Caisa. Every 4th Wednesday of the month at 16:00 Finnish time.
The show invites musicians to talk about their work and lives and play live music. The goal is to promote local artists, preferably from foreign backgrounds and around world music. The interview is done in different languages (EN, PT, DE, ES, FR).
Musician, composer, doing gigs solo and with bands, most notable bands are Shava, Totuus ja valhe, Hilja Grönfors Trio. Totuus ja valhe is a collaboration of actors and musicians, just released an album of songs by Vladimir Vysotsky translated into Finnish. Most recent solo release is Yhteinen biitti (Beat The Drum) from last Friday. It’s a bhangra track for unity & peace in the world and features legends such as Remu Aaltonen and King G Mall (UK). Works in theatre as well, last year premiered my own sci fi musical Space Habib here in Caisa.
Credits
Producer & Host: Pedro Aibéo
Guest: Kiureli Sammallahti
Sound recording, editing & live streaming: Bailey Polkinghorne
*The audio piece was recorded 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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