Personal profile

Description of research and teaching

I am a grant-funded researcher and part-time teacher in Musicology. I currently do research on African music and dance and their transmission in Finland as part of the research project "The diversity of music heritage in Finland", funded by Kone Foundation.

I completed my doctoral thesis in Ethnomusicology, “Performing a Tradition in Music and Dance: Embodiment and Interaction in Sabar Dance Events” (2014) at the University of Tampere. In my subsequent research projects, I have continued to study the sabar tradition in Senegal, but I have also conducted research on African music and musicians in Finland as well as on the anti-racist activities of musicians.

Apart from my research topics, my teaching focuses on central themes of ethnomusicology: the research history and methodology of ethnomusicology, questions reltaed to ethnographic fieldwork and writing, the connections of dance and music and their research, and performance analysis.

Education/Academic qualification

music studies, Doctor of Philosophy, Performing a Tradition in Music and Dance. Embodiment and Interaction in Sabar Dance Events, Tampereen yliopisto

Award Date: 18 Feb 2015

External positions

visiting researcher, Taideyliopisto

1 Jan 2023 → …

board member, Suomen Etnomusikologinen seura

2020 → …

board member, Maailman musiikin keskus ry

2002 → …

Fields of Science

  • 6131 Theatre, dance, music, other performing arts
  • Musicology
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Dance studies
  • Performance studies
  • 6160 Other humanities
  • Cultural Studies
  • African Studies

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