Sounds Of South

The Event

SOS 2025

Sounds of South, the largest Afro, Latino, and Caribbean festival, returns for its third edition on July 11-12, 2025, at ‘Turun Taiteen Talo’. This year’s theme, ’Cultural spectrum’,  celebrates a vibrant blend of  traditional and modern music and dance.

Friday, 11.7.2025

  • Street parade featuring cultural dances from various countries
  • A family-friendly event offering educational entertainment that showcases the rich traditional cultures from Africa, South America, and the Caribbean

Saturday, 12.7.2025

  • Modern culture in the form of music by talented DJs and artists.
  • Afterparty 

The Sounds of South (SOS) festival is an exhilarating outdoor multicultural event designed to unite music and dance enthusiasts to enjoy an energetic ambiance created by talented DJs and artists with music from Africa and African-related beats and rhythm (Afro music, Latino music/ ‘musica Latina’ and Caribbean music). The event also houses a variety of food vendors offering food representative of the regions/countries embodied in the SOS concept (i.e., Africa, Latin America and Spain, Caribbean islands). Turku is a vibrant city in summer and a host to a wide variety of festivals. However, none of the existing festivals in Turku specifically and Finland at large, provide what SOS is offering. SOS stands out as a unique cross-border cultural celebration, showcasing the rich tapestry of food, music and dance from over 100 countries – spanning Africa, Latin America and Spain and the Caribbean islands. What makes SOS truly unique is its dedicated focus on Afro music and Latina music genres which rank among the most popular in the world and the popularity of the former is gaining more ground. SOS also includes family-friendly activities open to the public

The Event

Friday, 11.7.2025 Host artist

17:00 – 22:00

Activities for families

Entertainment:

Fashion show, Acrobat performances, Afro dance workshop, Latin dance workshop, Samba Carioca, Ampa on Duo, Face painting, Photo booth, Play corner

The Event

Saturday, 12.7.2025 Host artist and DJs

18:00 – 01:30 am

Soy Esteffany Cure conocida como Dj LatinQueen en Finlandia.
Nací en Colombia en la ciudad de Barranquilla, desde muy pequeña me ha gustado mucho el baile y la música, he participado en eventos de folclor de nuestra tierra como es el Carnaval de Barranquilla.
 Desde hace 7 años empecé mis inicios como DJ en Finlandia, desde este tiempo me he dedicado a compartir nuestra cultura y nuestra música en diferentes partes de Finlandia, como Turku, Tampere, y Helsinki. En Helsinki he tocado en los mejores lugares de la ciudad en el corazón de Helsinki, trasmitiendo siempre nuestro folclor y nuestros ritmos Latinos de nuestra cultura como lo son la cumbia los ritmos Afrocolombianos también ritmos como el reguetón la bachata salsa merengue vallenato y la champeta. Estoy siempre feliz de compartir nuestra cultura musical, nuestra alegría y que puedan conocer un poco más de Colombia por medio de la música. 🇫🇮❤️🇨🇴

Yuniel Dieguez (Dj Yuni) is the founder and head instructor of Kuubamo Dance School.  
He has won several salsa dance competitions and has taught numerous international dance groups. In Finland, he has collaborated as a DJ with famous Finnish artists such as Matti ja Teppo, Slep Sleppers, Ulla UG Maija, Irina, Sini Sabotage, Antti Ketonen, Klamydia, Anna Abreu, Alex Kunari, and Adi L Hasla at dance festivals in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Croatia, Estonia, Spain, and beyond.He has worked with dance schools such as Tanssistudio Suomi, Tanssikoulu SalsaStudio, Tanssikoulu Baila Más, Flama, Tanssikoulu Play, and Tanssikoulu Vamos, continuously helping students reach their full potential and become exceptional dancers. .

DJ IKE (Lagos / Düsseldorf | The Most Wanted)
DJ Ike is a Nigerian DJ based in BELGIUM, , Born in Lagos and raised in Lagos-Nigeria, DJ Ike grew up in Surulere area in Lagos. DJ Ike began his DJ career in 1984. He was introduced to the art of disc jockeying by his friend AUSTIN ( SOUNDWAY RECORDS ) Lagos. DJ Ike is one of Nigeria’s first DJs to premier Nigerian popular music in Diaspora through his series of popular mix tapes and events.
DJ Ike spins a mix of mainstream music including Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae, Old School Soul/Hip-Hop, House Music, Funky House, Afro Beats Popular Nigerian Music, African tunes and much more. DJ Ike has worked with lots of Nigerian artists based in Nigeria and other parts of the world, DJ Ike is also the Official tour DJ for most of this artist when on tour around the world. DJ Ike is one of the founders of the most influential African DJ coalition, “The Naija EU DJ`s”. The coalition’s goal is to promote the culture of Nigeria through music.

A product of the early 80s and yet growing up into the 90s and 2000s, DJ Bizi Brown was blessed
to be surrounded by very passionate music lovers. His father, a DJ himself and drummer in his
college days, was a vinyl record aficionado, someone who not only collected records but played
his collections on daily basis at home.
For the past 20years, DJ BIZI BROWN has toured the world as a headliner, working on and off stage with multiple international artists.
Outstanding performances as both a DJ AND Events Host/MC, combined with his 5-star rated entertainment skills put DJ BIZI BROWN in an exclusive genre and class, in the entertainment business.
This all blends perfectly with his rich multiculural and musical background, guaranteeing to serve your event with an unforgetable showcase! Today, DJ Bizi Brown tours the world and DJs on some of the amazing events, from venues with 500 guests to mega festivals of 70,000+ capacity.

Astrid Nicole
This hot breeze comes from Panama and carries the name of Astrid Nicole. She survives in the cold surroundings of Finland with the strength of her inner fire. Burning flames light up the stage as her versatile singing skills burst forth like no other. She combines lyrics in Spanish and English, and her fresh modern pop sound fused with urban Latin pop, R&B and dance music is certain to make the temperature rise..

Hello, my name is Star Koba and I’m from DRC Congo. I live in Finland and am a musician artist who makes Afrobeat music.

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