The subproject All Female Orchestra – Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Mali will not start until later this year, but on this video Marjo Smolander and Jenni Hanikka tell about the plans and about their earlier experiences of collaborating with Malian musicians.
Transculturation of the kantele in Japan
Doctoral candidate Ying-Hsien Chen tells about her project “Longing for the sound of forest” that deals with the adoption and adaptation of the Finnish kantele in Japan.
Project Introduction Video
Project leader, ethnomusicologist Elina Seye talks about the background and themes of the World Wide Women project.