THE MUSIC STATION CLUB

Action live and direct at CAISA auditorium

The Helsinki alternative music, or so-called world music arena seems to be coming back in full swing. During the 90s, their was a high level of activities regarding such music classified as world music, and its dramatise personae were mostly musicians of migrants extraction.

What is Music Station Club?
The Music Station Club is a monthly exhibition of world music artistes. It brings together renowned migrant musicians and their Finnish counterparts, showcasing them and their importance in the process of integration of world music to the mainstream music tradition.

This month’s event featured three artistes

MAGULAMBERRE

Rodriguez "Magulamberre" Jose is from Mozambique. He plays the traditional ‘Timbila’ a form of Marimba of the chope ethnic group of South

Mozambique.  Jose started playing Timbila right from his childhood
He has living and touring around Finland since 2007. He has also conducted numerous workshops around Finland, for instance at the Sibelius Academy Folk Music Department, schools and Day Care Centres, and the Faces Festival. In addition to pulling a number of workshops mm., Sibelius Academy and in schools and day care centres.

Timbila is originally a communal celebration of music as such making Magulamberre a suitable act to open the Music Station Club.He treated the audience with intricate and exciting Timbila melodies, sending them back in time on a Timbila time machine to visit the ancestors.

Rodriguez "Magulamberre Jose
Master of the Timbila instrument from Mazambique 

Magulamberre mesmerizing the audience
with the exotic sound of the Timbila

BADU NDJAI

Badu Ndjai is one of the earliest musician of African origin to settle in Finland. He moved to Finland from Senegal, the country of his origin in the 1980s.. Before migrating to Finland, Badu already left his mark on the Senegalese music scene. He was a member of the renowned music ensemle, Etiole de Darkar, this was at a time when the present day icon of Senegalese Mbalax music Youssou N´dour was also a member of the ensemble. On arrival to Finland, 

Badu joined the popular world music band Pirrpauke


Badu’s guitar style is a conscious combination of Finnish and musical African  feelings. During the gig, the legendary Finnish guitarist cum composer, Hasse Walli, introduced Badu. In his introductory speech, Hasse reviled to the excited audience that it was Badu that taught him the rudiments of African guitar style when they first met in Senegal. Badu Ndjai treated the audience to a repertoire of his songs, clearly exhibiting his mastery of the guitar.

Badu Ndjai, the master guitarist

Badu being introduced by the maestro himself
Hasse Walli

 

                                   

Meissa Niang & the DJambaar Band

Maissa Niang turning the crowd on

DJambarr Band consists of Finnish and Senegalese musicians. The Band's music is based on the Senegalese traditional music, and it is flavored with other African countries
styles of music as well as Finnish surprises.

 

Meissa  Niang is Senegalese singer who have performed with many bands around the world. In Senegal, he has performed with the world-music ensembles Orchestra Baobab and Lemzo Diamono, Also in Finland with Hasse Wali & Asamaan, Goodpeople’s band, Galaxy and Piirpauke.
 

Meissa Niang and the Djambaar Band took the audience on a frenzzy musical journey with songs that told among other things, about African history, social life, and Senegalese life in the modern world.

THE NEW SURYA VANAKKAM

The Music Station Club is a creation of The New Surya Vanakkam organization and is conducted in partnership with the Helsinki International Cultural Centre, CAISA.

Head of  New Surya Schubert Daniel (middle)
having a chat with some of the special guests 

It is produced and coordinated by the experienced, hard working music and cultural events producer, Schubert Daniel.

 

 

WATCH OUT FOR THE NEXT ACT

Hossni Boudali - Live Concert

Music Station la 14.4.2012 klo 20.00