Flow04 - Nuspirit Helsinki Festival.

The Nuspirit Helsinki collective presents a two-day event in the heart of Helsinki. Flow04 brings along the latest and freshest music that's rooted in jazz and soul, yet firmly planted in the club sounds of the 21st century. The repertoire extends from the classiest soul tunes to the newest in electronic sounds, performed by some of the finest artists on the international scene today.

Flow04 is accomplished in co-operation with the Helsinki Festival.

The Event.

Flow04 takes place at Makasiinit (the red brick warehouses behind Kiasma), Helsinki on August 20th - 21st 2004. Concerts and club events are located indoors while the free daytime event takes place in the Makasiinit yard.

During the weekend there will be performances from classic American soul/jazz singer Marlena Shaw, DJ Norman Jay MBE, Ty, Seiji & MC MG from Bugz in the Attic, Jazzanova, Nicola Conte, Nuspirit Helsinki and The Five Corners Quintet.

The daytime event offers - in addition to great music - a record market, street art, visuals and video content on a 40m2 giant screen (including the excellent "Only the Strong Survive"-documentary) and Korean food provided by the Kabuki restaurant.

Ty "Upwards" nominated for Mercury Music Prize 2004.

The British hiphop star Ty - who is performing at Flow on saturday - has been nominated for this years Mercury Music Prize. Congratulations!!