Folk/jazz groupVilma Timonen Quartet, who released their third album in November 2015, has head to Nepal on a tour from 31 December 2015 to 9 January 2016. The recording has met with a positive response in both Finnish and international media.
Vilma Timonen Quartet, led by the eponymous Kantele artist, tours Nepal together with a local fusion group, Kanta dAb dAb. In addition to the best-known music clubs of Kathmandu, the tour will take the two bands to the second-largest city of Nepal, Pokhora. The tour is supported by Finnish Music Foundation and Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
VTQ on tour in Nepal:
31.12.15 Thursday arrival jam at Curilo, Kathmandu
1.1.16 Friday gig in Attic, Kathmandu
2.1.16 Saturday Phat Kath, Pokhora
5.1.16 Concert at Nepal Music Centre, Kathmandu
6.1.16 International Club,Sanepa, Lalitpur
7-9.1.16 Vilma Timonen Quartet and Kanta dAb dAb, Zero Mile
8.1. Friday, House of Music, Kathmandu
9.1. Saturday gig/jam in Curilo, Kathmandu
Groundbreaking work in Nepal
The Finnish model for folk music education has proved appealing around the globe, including Nepal. The country is currently planning its music-teaching curriculum and Finnish experts have been invited to assist in creating the framework for Nepalese music teacher-training. Kantele artist Vilma Timonen is among those collaborating with local players on the vast project of laying the foundations for Nepal’s future music education and music teacher-training. Timonen’s work in Nepal is a part of the research project Global Visions, which looks at the aspect of globalisation in music teacher-training. The project is funded by The Finnish Academy.
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