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Thursday / Telakka
Friday / Klubi
Saturday / Klubi
Festival Market
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Main Program
Thursday, July 5th 2018
20–02 @ Telakka
The Mpondas Family [TZA]
The Bloody Rooster Band [FIN | MLI]
Dance performance by Cheza Ngoma
DJs
Tickets: 10 €, only at the door
Friday, July 6th 2018
21–04 @ Klubi
Afrojazz Quintet feat. Jimi Tenor [FIN]
Total Hip Replacement [DNK]
DK Balafu [COD]
Afro Nordic project
Dance performances by ZZ Twerkers & ZZ Crew
DJs
Tickets: in advance 18,50 € Tiketti / 20 € at the door
Group tickets 75 €/5 people, Fri + Sat tickets 35 € in advance from Tiketti!
Saturday, July 7th 2018
21–04 @ Klubi
Takeifa [SEN]
Lefty Hooks & The Right Thingz [ISL]
Jhikoman [TNZ]
Baby Sofy [COD]
Dance performance by Papson & co
DJs
Tickets: 18,50 € Tiketti / 20 € at the door
Group tickets 75 €/5 people, Fri + Sat tickets 35 € in advance from Tiketti!
Fest Afrika DJs 2018 are DJ Fidelis, Deejay Willz, Deejay Kush and Afro Sunday DJs Goodblood & Nice
Workshops
Mon 2.7.2018
14.00 – 18.00 Ngoma drum-making course / Menard Mponda
Tue 3.7.2018
14.00 – 19.00 Ngoma drum-making course / Menard Mponda
Wed 4.7.2018
18.00 – 19.00 Park afro / Catherine Knuutila CANCELLED BECAUSE OF RAIN!
Thu 5.7.2018
17.00 – 18.30 Dances from Benin / Dominique Sossou
18.30 – 20.00 Mbalax / Mbacké Niang – PROGRAM CHANGE!
Fri 6.7.2018
16.00 – 17.30 Kora / Cheick Cissokho
17.00 – 18.30 Coupé decalé (open) / Papson
18.30 – 20.00 Coupé decalé (advanced) / Papson
Sat 7.7.2018
12.00 – 13.30 Kora / Cheick Cissokho
13.00 – 14.30 Coupé decalé (open) / Papson
14.30 – 16.00 Coupé decalé (advanced) / Papson
16.00 – 17.30 Ndombolo / Eben
Sun 8.7.2018
13.00 – 14.30 Afrobeats/azonto / Eben
Place
Dance classes: Liikelaituri, Yliopistonkatu 58 D, ground floor
Ngoma drum-making course: Haihara manor yard, Haiharankatu 30
Park afro: Sorsapuisto (will not take place if it rains!)
Kora workshop: Olotila Moyo, Tuomiokirkonkatu 1
Additional info and enrollment
These workshops are directed mainly at adults, also youth can participate according to their skill level. Activities for children take place at the festival market. Changes to the program possible!
Enquiries to Elina: elina@festafrika.net, puh. 040-5063905
Enrollment and payments: https://holvi.com/shop/festafrika/
Enrollments, instructions for payment and additional info for the drum-making course from Marita: marita@festafrika.net
Prices
Dance classes 18 eur / class (90 min.), check also discounts*
If paid cash at Liikelaituri, the price for one class is 20 eur, no discounts apply.
Ngoma drum-making course (2 days, includes materials) 150 eur
Park afro (60 min.) 5 eur – no enrollment necessary, only cash payments on the spot!
Kora workshop (2 x 90 min., includes instrument rent) 50 eur, check also discounts*
*Discounts
Discounts apply only to the dance classes at Liikelaituri and the kora workshop!
until June 5th in the webstore: advance discount –20 % of all classes/workshop with the code TANSSI20
from June 6th in the webstore: if you participate in at least 3 classes/workshop (or kora workshop + at least 1 dance class), –10 % discount with the code ALE3KRT
Festival Market
Friday, July 6th & Saturday, July 7th 2018
12–21 @ Tullikamarin aukio
Fest Afrika festival market will be a joyful meeting place for anyone interested in African cultures, beautiful things and good food! There will be some program, too.
Sellers and products on the market e.g.:
Handmade macramé jewelry Agulu, handicrafts from Uganda Recycled glass jewelry of beads from Ghana, jewelry of clay beads from Mali, fabrics and instruments Tähdenkantajat ry, fair trade handicrafts, instruments and artwork Äetsän Seudun Kehitysmaaseura, African textiles, clothes, instruments, jewelry, sculptures etc. Lempäälän NMKY & MMK Maailma, me kaikki ry, Gambian products to support two preschools Fabrics and jewelry from Benin Katja’s Coffee Sack, products made of coffee sacks
If you want to sell your products or present your association at the market, you can rent a spot (25/50 euro per day). Ask Marita (firstname@festafrika.net) about possible free spots!
Open stage
At the market will also take place Fest Afrika’s traditional open stage event.
Additions and changes to the program are possible!
Friday
[12-13 Sami’s Sambashop (workshop for children and youth)]
15 Dominique Sossou: dances from Benin
17 Los Timberos (SalsaHouse): Rueda Show
Saturday
13 Razzmatazz Junnutiimi: Movin ‘n Groovin
14 Face to Face (music)
15 Sila Fato’s Musical Stories
16 Dances from Somalia
17 MM-Sextet (music)
18 Eben: akrobatics
If you want to perform at the market, send an email to Minna (minna.mustakangas (at) gmail.com) and let us know what kind of a performance you would offer and on which day you would like to perform. The market is best suited for performances that do not need PA or just simple amplification (e.g. background music) is sufficient.
Fest Afrika Kids
12–18
Handicrafts, drawing and other activities in the children’s tent at the market.
Fri & Sat 13–15 Jewelry workshop
Neema Mjengwa, a sculptor and artist from Tanzania, will lead a non-stop jewelry workshop for children on both days. Neema studied at the Bagamoyo Sculpture School and specialized in clay sculpting and wood carving, as well as batik and ornaments. Her artwork has been displayed in exhibitions in Tanzania, Germany, Sweden, USA and Finland. She has been giving handicrafts workshops also at the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival in recent years.
Fri at 12 Sami’s Sambashop
Sami Kontola’s workshop of Afro-Brazilian rhythms is open for everyone regardless of their previous musical skills. During this session you will heat about the origins of the rhythms and get to know e.g. samba, samba de roda, samba-reggae and sambafunk, but first and foremost we will play listening to each other and being energized by the music. You don’t need your own samba instruments, but in case you have some, you can bring them with you.
Sami is a musician and music teacher from Jyväskylä. He has been playing drums in different orchestras and bands for about 35 years, and teaching drumming for 25 years. Sami has played in the drum group of the world famous samba school Mangueira since 2010. Lately he has been spending a lot of time in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, where he has dived deep into the beauty of bossa nova, samba, capoeira and music in general.
The workshop is suited for children (and adults) from 4 years old upwards.
Sat at 15 Sila Fato’s Musical Stories
Sila Fato’s Musical Stories (Sila Faton Soivat Tarinat) brings children far away to Western Africa. The sounds of balafon and kora paint the colors to musical stories with heroes such as a ram who thinks he is a lion and a hippo with a big mouth. The audience can join in singing and dancing if they like.
Performers: Maarika Autio (balafon, kora, singing, storytelling and dance) and Cheick Cissokho (kora, drums and singing).
