What does the primordial sound of the universe sound like when channeled through a clarinet? What is the role of folk music in the age of technological singularity?
Verdensfolk, Melahuset and Goylem invite you to an evening of live cosmic folk music, song and dance at Melahuset on Friday, November 8.
The publishing house Solum Bokvennen and the Palestine Committee in Oslo invite you to a book bath about Peder Martin Lysestøl's new book: "Zionism - Israel's State Ideology"
Active Lebanon welcomes you to a screening of the movie "The Last Sky". A gripping documentary about the plight of Palestinians told through Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Finno-Ugric Kalevala poems and ancient kantele melodies meet Saharan blues, groovy Bambara rhythms, dance and soulful Peul melodies. Sinimuso is both a group of female musicians from Mali and Finland, but it is also a project that breaks musical boundaries and paves the way for new possibilities.
NB: Coffee from 08:30 - Viken FOKUS is a monthly meeting focusing on skills and talent development at Melahuset! In this edition of Viken FOKUS we will be visited by Norway's Oscar nominee director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, who will talk about his debut film "Armand", which won the debutant award Caméra d´Or in Cannes earlier this year. In addition, there will be a [...]
Black History Month Norway and Melahuset welcome you to All Hail the Queen featuring Mariama Ndure, Rana, Shasta Geaux Pop, DJ Blitz and NASHA on Saturday, October 26.
The Norwegian Directorate for Culture and Black History Month Norway invite you to celebrate the UN International Decade for People of African Descent. The UN has declared 2015-2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent. The focus is on recognition, justice and development. The decade has received little attention in Norway. We want to do something about that.
Grenseløst Oslo invites you all to an evening where we gather in solidarity with Palestine and celebrate the Palestinian culture through poetry reading, music and dance (dabke). We want to have an evening where we can honor the Palestinian culture together and at the same time lower our shoulders while reminiscing the culture.
Concert with sarod player Sudeshna Bhattacharya offers meditative, beautiful and improvised ragas from the Hindustani tradition.
Shakti creativity and Melahuset invite you to a Bollywood dance workshop in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Palestine, and not least here in Norway.
For the first time, we're inviting you to an SPKRBOX hip hop market at Melahuset. Here you can sell your old hoodies, caps, records or whatever it may be. This will be a chill Sunday with DJ, coffee and waffles. If you want to sell, you are welcome at Melahuset at 12:30 to set up your stand. We can [...]
Join us when SPKRBOX turns 10 years old - We start several days of anniversary celebrations at Melahuset on Saturday, October 5. Come and join us! PROGRAM 19:30 Doors open 20:00 - 21:00 Jam with DJ, dance, slam, beatboxing and LIMITLESS LIVE*21:15 - 21:45 Rap battle: Actors vs. rappers Events are free. *LIMITLESS is the youth offering of SPRKBOX in [...]
