Ghana

Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits, Total Hip Replacement, Trio Toffa

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Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits

Zimbabwe’s pride, most successful artist and national treasure, Oliver Mtukudzi is gifted with a deep and gusty voice plus a talent for writing songs that reflect on the daily life and struggles of his people. ‘Tuku’ as he is known, began performing in 1977 and has earned a devoted following across Africa and beyond, all the while incorporating elements of different musical traditions. A member of Zimbabwe’s Kore Kore tribe, he sings in the nation’s dominant Shona language as well as Ndebele and English.

Tuku (along with Angelique Kidjo, Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo) is one of the most successful African recordings artists in North America, having sold hundreds of thousand of records on Putumayo, Heads Up/Telarc and Sheer Sound. One of Tuku’s biggest fans is Bonnie Raitt, who has not only called Tuku “a treasure,” and recorded a cover of “Hear me Lord” but also credits Tuku as the inspiration for the song “One Belief Away” on her album Fundamental.

Facebook fan page here.

Total Hip Replacement

Total Hip Replacement is a young band that blends reggae and funk, focusing on explosive energy that transcends stylistical borders and venues around the world. It consists of five guys from Aarhus, who have a lengthy history in the local underground scene. Apart from doing European shows the band also did a visit to Ghana in the spring of 2013.

Band members: Philip Akrofi – bass & trombone, Victor West Hosbond – vocals & trombone, Malthe Jepsen – keys, Alexander Arlien-Søborg Dutschke – drums, Carl West Hosbond – guitar

Trio Toffa

Noël Saizonou – voice and percussion | Petri Kautto – guitar | Kari Ikonen – moog synthesizer

An ultra-positive, high-energy, extraordinary afro-pop-jazz trio that makes you smile, dance and feel happy!

More info, photos etc from here.

Advance Tickets 35,50 €, at the door 39,00 €

Advance tickets from Tiketti and Lippupiste.

After Party at Klubi 02-04

Free entrance with the ticket for Pakkahuone.

Dance Workshop: Kpanlogo (Ghana)

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Amos Darkwa Asare from Ghana will give a dance workshop of traditional Ghanaian dance at Fest Afrika Spring Jam!

At the workshop we will learn Kpanlogo dance, which is a recreational dance with many variations from Accra, the capital of Ghana.

The workshop will take place on Sunday 20th and Monday 21st April at 15.00 – 16.30

Place: Tampereen flamencoyhdistys, Pirkankatu 1 (entrance from Mariankatu)

Price: 16 euro / one class, 30 euro / both classes

Enrollment: elina@festafrika.net or tel. 040-5063905

Please, enroll in advance by Tuesday April 15th, space is limited!

About the teacher

Amos Darkwa
Amos Darkwa Asare is a drummer, dancer and choreographer who is trained in the traditional music and dance of Ghana and some other African countries. He uses his knowledge of these traditions creatively to bring these styles into the present. He is currently the leader of the Sankofa traditional drumming and dancing group in Ghana and participates also in other dance companies.

Amos has studied music and dance at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, with particular interest in traditional African styles. He is currently doing his masters degree in the GLOMAS program at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. After his first degree he was appointed as a teaching assistant at the Department of Music and Dance, University of Cape Coast, where he taught Music in African cultures and Ghanaian traditional music and dance. There he also became the master drummer of the African traditional ensemble of the University.

Spring Jam 2014 workshops

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Fest Afrika Spring Jam workshops include dances from Ghana and Senegal as well as songs from Tanzania!

WELCOME!

Workshop schedule

Kpanlogo, traditional dance from Ghana
Amos Darkwa Asare
Sun & Mon at 15.00 – 16.30

Mbalax, urban dance from Senegal
Malick Ndiaye
Sun & Mon at 16.30 – 18.00

Songs from Tanzania
Catherine Knuutila
Mon at 14.00 – 15.00

Place:
Tampereen flamencoyhdistys, Pirkankatu 1, entrance from Mariankatu

Prices:
dance workshops 16 eur (1x 90 min.) / 30 eur / 43 eur / 55 eur
song workshop 12 eur / 10 eur, if you also participate in a dance workshop

Enrollment:
elina@festafrika.net, tel. 040-5063905