SOMETHING ELSE vol. 15 | Pérez Nagano/Sofia/Peña
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Folk, experimental, classical, contemporary, and a cross-Atlantic meeting of musicians and multidisciplinary performers originally from Mexico now residing in Helsinki -- Something Else v15 brings together flutist/electronic musician Kenji Pérez Nagano and cellist Victoria Sofia, guest-hosted and -curated this June by poet, translator, and transmedia artist Amado Peña.
Suggested donation €10-25 (mobilepay or cash)
2 sets
7pm
SOMETHING ELSE is a concert series for improvised music focused on new meetings of musicians from across Helsinki's free improv, experimental, jazz, electronic, and global music scenes, hosted on the 4th Thursday of each month at Kallio's Musta Kissa bar. New small-ensemble groupings--often first-time meetings--are highlighted each time, with an emphasis on surprise, difference, curiosity, energy, and connection.
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About:
KENJI PÉREZ NAGANO is a Mexican musician and electronic music producer. His primary instruments are Transversal Flute and Bansuri (Indian Flute). While drawing influences from Folk music from Latin America, and Indian classical music he started his carrier as an electronic music producer in Berlin where he studied sound design in Psychedelic and Techno. Recently he is part of Jaranas del Norte in Finland, in collaboration with K'u'um Collective promoting Son Jarocho (Mexican Folk) as a Jaranero and singer.
https://www.instagram.com/kenji_dj_mitotl
VICTORIA SOFIA is a Helsinki-based cellist and multidisciplinary musician from Mexico working across classical music, traditional genres, and contemporary expression through collaborative performance. Her artistic practice focuses on creative experimentation, and shared musical experiences.
https://www.instagram.com/victoriaorsofia/
AMADO PEÑA is a poet, translator, and transmedia artist. With a background in Hispanic Language and Literature and specializations in Cultural Management, and Mexican Literature in Indigenous Languages, his practice unfolds across writing, performance, and material experimentation.
https://www.instagram.com/pancakesinpijamas/
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Poster based on graphics by Boots Malanga / Joel Garcia
https://www.instagram.com/boots_malanga/
Suggested donation €10-25 (mobilepay or cash)
2 sets
7pm
SOMETHING ELSE is a concert series for improvised music focused on new meetings of musicians from across Helsinki's free improv, experimental, jazz, electronic, and global music scenes, hosted on the 4th Thursday of each month at Kallio's Musta Kissa bar. New small-ensemble groupings--often first-time meetings--are highlighted each time, with an emphasis on surprise, difference, curiosity, energy, and connection.
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About:
KENJI PÉREZ NAGANO is a Mexican musician and electronic music producer. His primary instruments are Transversal Flute and Bansuri (Indian Flute). While drawing influences from Folk music from Latin America, and Indian classical music he started his carrier as an electronic music producer in Berlin where he studied sound design in Psychedelic and Techno. Recently he is part of Jaranas del Norte in Finland, in collaboration with K'u'um Collective promoting Son Jarocho (Mexican Folk) as a Jaranero and singer.
https://www.instagram.com/kenji_dj_mitotl
VICTORIA SOFIA is a Helsinki-based cellist and multidisciplinary musician from Mexico working across classical music, traditional genres, and contemporary expression through collaborative performance. Her artistic practice focuses on creative experimentation, and shared musical experiences.
https://www.instagram.com/victoriaorsofia/
AMADO PEÑA is a poet, translator, and transmedia artist. With a background in Hispanic Language and Literature and specializations in Cultural Management, and Mexican Literature in Indigenous Languages, his practice unfolds across writing, performance, and material experimentation.
https://www.instagram.com/pancakesinpijamas/
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Poster based on graphics by Boots Malanga / Joel Garcia
https://www.instagram.com/boots_malanga/
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Where is it happening?
Musta Kissa, Suonionkatu 1, FI-00530 Helsinki, Suomi, Helsinki, Finland
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Host or PublisherWilson Tanner Smith
