HOW radio: Global Club Nights – Jaranas del Norte

Magic is real and we deep dive into the magical world of Jaranas del Norte, a Helsinki-based collective that performs and promotes son jarocho, a folk musical style from Mexico.

Jarocho combines indigenous, Spanish, and African elements. It is traditionally performed during fandango celebrations: participative and communitarian gatherings that include improvised music, ”zapateado” dancing, and ”décima” poetry singing. What are the ways of making such important and wonderful traditions part of our regular life? Can we instill music tradition in new setup and keep the local alive? Today we deep dive into music locality and see is as a tool for advocating inclusion and diversity.

Since its creation in 2019, this pioneer project has offered concerts and workshops for institutions and festivals, including Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, Etno-Espa, Helsinki Festival, Feel Helsinki, the National Museum of Finland, the Museum of Impossible Forms, and Kolibrí Festivaali. In 2021, the band recorded its first EP production with the support of TAIKE.

Interview participants:
Yesmith Sánchez – singer, jarana player and DEI expert
Paola Nieto – zapateado dancer and cultural manager

HOW radio
Helsinki Open Waves radio, Caisa and the Global Music Department of Sibelius Academy present HOW radio: Global Club Nights, a radio discussion series focusing on the music industry in Finland from the perspective on intercultural collaboration.

The discussions take into consideration both the part of the musician and the business side, focusing on diversity in a neutral, safe space.

The language of discussion is English.

Global Club Nights live club events are held in Caisa monthly! Read more on Caisa’s event calendar.

Helsinki Open Waves (HOW) is a translingual, non-profit, community-driven platform that encapsulates a network of trans-local radio and audio practices. Read more here: www.helsinkiopenwaves.com