Festival Clubs

World Village festivities continue at night clubs. This year's clubs are produced in cooperation with Funky Elephant and Balkan Fever.

DJ Scratchy (UK)

Scratchy is renowned for his constantly shifting and never predictable, Rockin’, Roma, Dubbed-Up, Mestizo mixes which take a voyage through the sound-scapes of London to Louisiana, Kingston to Colombia, Bucharest to Bollywood.

Felix Zenger feat. Tuomo & Redrama

Beatbox / Hip hop

Felix Zenger graduated from Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory in Spring 2010 as the first beatboxing major in world history.

Las Balkanieras (BIH / CRO / RUS)

Balkan / Dancehall / Pop

Las Balkanieras are three beautiful women that write hits, sing, dance, cook, wash and clean. They originate from Croatia, Bosnia and Russia but currently reside in Germany.

Posteljoona & ystävät

Dancehall / Reggae

Posteljoona is a colourful splash of Finnish reggae and rhythm music.

Poutatorvi

Electronica / Jazz

Poutatorvi is a hyper-energetic rhythm music orchestra, formed in Kangasala, Finland in 2005.

Shava

Bhangra

Shava expresses the joys and pains of a global world in a concrete jungle - their loopy Finnish Bhangra is authentic world folk for the new millennium.

The Sweet Vandals (ESP)

Funk / Soul

The Sweet Vandals is a vintage 60's and 70's funk band from Madrid. Dirty Club Sound is what the Vandals call their unique, surpassing sound.

The Valkyrians

Reggae / Ska

The rebirth of ska starts here! Something pretty unexpected is going on in Finland. All of a sudden deep, emotional, percussive and hugely enjoyable rhythm music is breaking through.