#recordoftheday Leon Thomas is steadily taking over R&B. With a Grammy in his pocket for writing with SZA and a BET awards Best New Artist win, he shows solid talent while exploring new realities in his music. The deluxe edition of Heel includes the gem ”Not Fair”. #leonthomas #r&b #newyork

Music, Research, and Activism: Prospects and Projects in Northern Europe (edited by Kim Ramstedt, Susanna Välimäki, Kaj Ahlsved, and Sini Mononen) is now available in print and open access! Download or order a printed copy at suoni.fi or intellect.com.

Presenting our new book Music, Research, and Activism with co-editor Susanna Välimäki at the Music, Research, and Activism conference in Helsinki last week. Available for preorder in Finland, open access ebook June 20. www.suoni.fi/fi/toiminta-... @intellectbooks.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi

Musiikkialan yhdenvertaisuusselvityksessä menee puurot ja vellit sekaisin, eli tietoisuus syrjinnästä ja todelliset olosuhteet. Yleinen mielipide ei ole olemassa valmiina odottamassa mittaamista, vaan se rakentuu kyselyn ja sen metodologisten valintojen kautta. #musicsky #musiikkiala

Happy to see Koffee is back with new music after being on hiatus for well over a year. Strong comeback! #dancehall #reggaesky #koffee www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA32...

Huomenna Tampereella puhumassa Taisteleva tutkimus -kirjan 10+1 vuotis-juhlaseminaarissa. Tällä kirjalla on ollut suuri merkitys oman tutkijuuteni kehittymisessä ja se oli keskeinen inspiraation lähde myös perustaessamme Tutkimusyhdistys Suoni ry:tä vuonna 2017. Tilaisuus on avoin kaikille.

My friend and visionary musician, Baabek, is finally releasing the first single from his solo album. This has been years in the making and having seen the process up close, I know every detail has been carefully considered. Also, he is having fun, which might be the secret ingredient. #musicsky

Registration open and programme published for the upcoming Music, Research, and Activism II conference in Helsinki. Keynotes by Patricia Hill Collins, Shzr Ee Tan, Bhing Navato, and @petralaiti.bsky.social: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Congrats Beija-Flor samba school for winning the Rio carnival parade this year. And Neguinho da Beija-Flor for leading the song 50 years in a row. This is their winning enredo ”O Sol da Meia-Noite…” from 1980, naturally with Neguinho on main vocals. #recordoftheday #carnaval #gresbeijaflor #samba

Record of the day I fell in love with Chelsea Carmichael’s album The River Doesn't Like Strangers (2021) the first time I heard it. Produced by Shabaka Hutchings, it feels like a more subdued version of Sons of Kemet. Also has Eddie Wakili-Hick (of SoK) on drums. #recordoftheday #ukjazz #tenorsax

Record of the day Stan Getz (sax) with Laurindo Almeida (guitar) ”Do what you do, do” (1963). Solid, easy, groovy bossa jazz by an amazing group of musicians. #recordoftheday #brazil #california #bossanova #bossajazz #tenorsax

Record of the day For Janet Jackson’s ”That’s the way love goes” (1993), producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis sampled James Brown and the Honey Drippers, creating something new. Add Janet’s melody = classic. Happy Valentines day! #recordoftheday #janetjackson #minneapolis #rnb #impeachthepresident

Coming soon… In the final stages of proof reading and indexing. Started working on this book in the spring of 2021 and a lot has changed since then, but most of the things discussed here are still relevant. #musicandactivism #activistresearch #academia #musicology #ethnomusicology

Record of the day As a Rhodes player, I’m a big Bob James fan. ”Nautilus”, from the 1974 album One, is a classic. Groovy, mysterious, heavily sampled. Idris Muhammad on drums, Gary King on bass and strings to add a cinematic feel. #recordoftheday #newjersey #jazz #fusion #rhodes #rudyvangelder

Record of the day Seawind’s selftitled album from 1980 contains this banger called ”Long, long time”. Originally formed in Hawaiʻi as Ox, the band made a name for themselves after relocating to California in 1976. #recordoftheday #hawaii #rock #jazz #fusion

Boksläpp i Åbo! Vår samförfattade bok Digitala stämmor (J. Brusila, K. Kilipö. I-M Nyman, K. Ramstedt) om digitaliseringens inverkan på musik i Svenskfinland kom ut i december. Innehåller kapitel om bl.a. fritidsmusicerande, opera, folkmusik, hiphop… www.sls.fi/publications...

Back at Uni Helsinki after 2 years at Utrecht University (NL). Picking up my work in the research project: www.suoni.fi/en/music-sch.... Book coming out this year! #musicresearch #activism #researchethics #musicandracism #musicology #ethnomusicology #popularmusicstudies