EstoCast VEMU, EMW & Estonian Life

Singing, songwriting, and performing are things that have always felt natural to ALIKA. Music has always been there in her life. Audiences could tell this right away when she recently performed in Canada. But the path to singing for millions of viewers and listeners still has its challenges, as much as it’s exhilarating.
In this episode of EstoCast, hear about:
🎙️her “Bridges” songwriting and recording session in the Netherlands prior to 2023’s Eurovision Song Contest
🎙️how multiple languages offer meaning for her as a musician
🎙️some of the most memorable experiences she’s had with fans
🎙️and much more!

Music, places, and content mentioned in this episode include:
-ALIKA’s performance of her song “Bridges” during the Eurovision Song Contest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsbC-OYMA3s 
-Her debut album: https://open.spotify.com/album/2qGwXvw1kIv5zPpwqXVLjR 
-photos of her performance at Tartu College, Toronto: https://eestielu.ca/gallery-alika-live-at-tartu-college/ 
-an overview of how the Eurovision Song Contest works: https://eurovision.tv/about/how-it-works 
-"Honest Vocal Coach" reacts to Alika's 2023 Eurovision performance of "Bridges": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma1E8tNQfuc 
-Duncan Laurence - "Arcade": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eztx7Wr8PtE 
-Gjon's Tears - "Tout l’Univers": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpM6o6UiBIw 
-Loreen - "Euphoria": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80 
-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands: https://www.netherlands-tourism.com/s-hertogenbosch/ 
-Wouter Hardy, the producer of "Bridges": https://www.instagram.com/wouterhardy.producer/?hl=en 
-Narva, Estonia, Alika's hometown: https://www.visitestonia.com/en/why-estonia/discover-narva-and-ida-viru-county 
-ALIKA performing at a benefit concert for Ukraine in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxP8cjnDEpg&t=1s 
-ALIKA performing for a Christmas special on Estonian television: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bur-PColdO0 
-ALIKA’s guitarist, Markus Nurmsaar: https://www.instagram.com/nurmstaar/ 
Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek

➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

2024 on Tartu koos Lõuna-Eestiga Euroopa kultuuripealinn. Aasta vältel toimub suur hulk suuremaid ja väiksemaid üritusi ning aktsioone, mida seob teema "Ellujäämise kunstid". Meie järjekordses Tartu 2024 eri-saates vestleme Tartu 2024 välissuhete juhi Erni Kasega. 
Kuulates värsket EstoCasti saadet, saad teada huvitavatest kultuuriga seotud teemadest, sealhulgas:
🇪🇪  Mida põnevat pakub Tartu 2024 sündmuste programm
🇪🇪 Kuidas tutvustab Tartu oma kultuuriliselt mitmekesist keskkonda linna külalistele 🇪🇪 Kuidas mõjutavad 2024 ettevõtmised ja loodud kontaktid Tartu ja Lõuna-Eesti kultuurielu tulevikus
🇪🇪  Ja palju muud!

Saates mainiti:

- Tartu 2024
             https://tartu2024.ee/
- Tartmus
             https://tartmus.ee/
- Tartu linn
             https://www.tartu.ee/en
Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek

➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

Over the course of the year that journalist Sten Mahov has lived in Montréal, he’s faced certain challenges in getting set up. For example, finding work and a place to live. However, he has also observed that Canada is a fruitful place for the cultures of the world to interact.
As we continue to explore the celebration of the Cultural Diversity Year in Estonia in this episode, hear Sten’s perspective on:

🇨🇦language learning as a pathway to understanding and appreciating cultural diversity
🇪🇪the way living in Canada allowed him to connect with part of his family history
🇨🇦some key cultural similarities between Québec and Estonia
🇪🇪and much more!

Content, concepts, and people mentioned in this episode include:
-The 2024 Cultural Diversity Year in Estonia: https://integratsioon.ee/en/2024-cultural-diversity-year 
-Minu aasta Kanadas column: https://eestielu.ca/minu-aasta-kanadas/ 
-Differences between the French language from Québec and French language from France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=977P97RgCvc 
-More about the 1944 Suur põgenemine (Great Escape) as described by the Estonian Archives in Australia: https://archives.eesti.org.au/exhibitions/the-great-escape-1944/ 
-The approach to personal space as practised in Nordic countries like Finland and Estonia: https://en.biginfinland.com/personal-space-finland-countries/ 
-More about the use of credit scores in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/credit-reports-score/credit-report-score-basics.html 
-How birch tapping works, for birch juice/water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHA1Z3qRIPk 
-More about Québec language policy: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-language-policy 
-Reactions to the “bonjour/hi” greeting in Québec: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/saq-reminds-employees-not-to-greet-customers-with-bonjour-hi 
-The Montréal Estonian Society: https://www.facebook.com/montrealestoniansociety/ 
-Benny (Benny the Irish Polyglot) Lewis’ language learning blog: https://www.fluentin3months.com/ 
Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek

➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

Reisimine on üks kõige parem viis õppida erinevatest kultuuridest, inimestest, kohtadest, ning sellest kuidas nad kõik omavahel kokku põimuvad. Noore eestlanna Mari Einmanni seikluslikest reisidest, kuidas need on ta silmi avanud kultuuride erinevustele ja sarnasustele ning paljust muust kuuled käesolevas värkses saates. 
 Sellel korral kuuled EstoCasti saates haaravatest multikultuursusega seotud teemadest, sealhulgas: 
🌎 multikultuursusest laiemas maailmas 
🌎 rahvuste sarnasustest ja erinevustest
🌎  muljeid Kanada, eriti Toronto, multikultuursest keskkonnast
🌎 kuidas reisimine aitab avada pilgu maailmale ja arendab arusaamist erinevatest kultuuridest
🌎 ...ja palju muud!

Saates mainiti: 
-Koreatown 
        - https://www.destinationtoronto.com/neighbourhoods/midtown/koreatown/
- Kensington Market 
        - kensington market




Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek

➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

There’s much, much more to see in Estonia than just the Old Town of Tallinn!
Kati Torp, the Artistic Director of @tartu2024 , can share many reasons why Tartu and southern Estonia (a European Capital of Culture in 2024) should be on your travel itinerary this year. Especially as the region interacts with the theme “Arts of Survival.”
In this episode of EstoCast, hear about:

🏛️the diverse cultures and languages of southern Estonia
🏛️how this famous university town pops with colourful street art
🏛️a sound installation composed based on scientific data from the Estonian Biobank
🏛️and much more!

Things mentioned in this episode include:
-the European Capital of Culture initiative: https://culture.ec.europa.eu/policies/culture-in-cities-and-regions/european-capitals-of-culture#:~:text=2024%20European%20Capitals%20of%20Culture,Tartu%20(Estonia) 
-the other cities participating this year—Bodø, Norway and Bad Ischl, Austria: https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/european-capitals-of-culture-2024-bad-ischl-bodo-and-tartu 
-more on the year’s theme,“Arts of Survival” in their vision book: https://2024tartu.100kingitust.ee/arts-of-survival-vision-book-2/ 
-the 20 southern Estonian municipalities that are participating in the year: https://tartu2024.ee/en/region/ 
-Treski Music and Inspiration Festival: https://treski.ee/festival-in-english 
-Ryoji Ikeda's solo exhibition: https://tartu2024.ee/en/programme/ryoji-ikedas-solo-exhibition/ 
-Shiro Takatani: https://tartu2024.ee/en/programme/shiro-takatani-dumb-type-tangent-1-2/ 
-more about the cat mural by Mihkel Joala and Kerttu Kuslap, based on a design by Kudrun Vung: https://news.err.ee/1609024199/new-cat-mural-created-on-university-of-tartu-dormitory-building-using-robot 
-The four programme lines of Tartu 2024, including Tartu with Europe and Tartu with Universe: https://tartu2024.ee/en/overview/ 
-La Philharmonie de Paris, which will stage Veljo Tormis’ work “Forgotten Peoples”: https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en 
-watch the recap of the Tartu 2024 opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s-AVbO8glQ 
-Keep your eye on the year’s events: https://tartu2024.ee/en/programme/ 
Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek

➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

In a culturally diverse country such as Canada, we are blessed with having multiple cultures intermingle and work together, but it can also be hard to make your own cultural background stand out in this whole hodgepodge. Latvian-Estonian Elva Palo speaks about how she has allowed her cultural identity to shine, her positive outlook on a multicultural society and much more in this fresh episode! 

In this episode of EstoCast, discover:
🌍 How Elva expresses her culturally diverse background
🌍 The benefits and difficulties of existing in a multicultural society
🌍 What can be done to keep smaller cultures and languages, such as Estonian and Latvian,  relevant and strong within our communities
🌍 …and much more!


Places and content mentioned in this episode:

- EKKT Society of Estonian Artists in Toronto
            - https://www.estonianartiststoronto.com/

 - Toronto Art Therapy Institute
            - https://tati.on.ca/

- Iroqrafts
            - https://shopfirstnations.com/businesses/canada/ontario/ohsweken/iroqrafts/
- Välis-eesti Ühing
            - https://valiseesti.org/
- Baltic Artists’ Association
http://www.balticartistsmtl.ca/#:~:text=The%20Baltic%20Artists%20Association%20is,meetings%2C%20workshops%20and%20annual%20exhibitions.
Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek

➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events