In 2013, musician Ramy Essam was banned from performing in his home country of Egypt, and in late 2014 he arrived in Helsinki to work in...

The phenomena grouped under the soubriquet of Finnish folk music include transnational cultural phenomena on the one hand and strong regional traditions on the other, and...

“The role of music in political campaigns adds up to much more than just rallying around the cause, or simply attracting attention. Music, in all different...

The relationship of art to society has always been complex. What is the role of music in a world of increasing crises and polarisation? How can...

Composer Maija Hynninen works extensively with new technology, but this does not diminish the importance of the traditional craft of a composer, quite the opposite. A...

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a boom time for freelancers, according to Forbes. But not for freelance musicians.

The theme for the contemporary music festival Musica nova Helsinki this year (2–10 February) is Polytopia, referring to a plurality of locations and performance practices. The...

Genre-bending trio Elifantree keeps challenging itself – this time creating music with eight drummers in as many countries.