Joni Vierre & Chico Matada – Global Music Club

Joni Vierre and Chico Matada will perform at the Vuotalo Global Music Club event.

Joni Vierre is a Finnish composer, musician, and educator whose work blends composition, improvisation, and intercultural collaboration. Drawing on influences from jazz, folk, and global traditions, he creates music that prioritizes listening, exchange, and connection beyond genre.

Chico Matada is a Mozambique-born drummer, composer and bandleader whose music combines African rhythmic traditions with modern jazz, cinematic arrangements and improvisation. Matada, who lives in Finland, draws in particular from the Ndokodo music of the Mozambican Ndau tribe, combining it with modern jazz harmony. The music is simultaneously meditative and rhythmically vibrant – an invitation for the listener to stop, listen, and feel.