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AFGHANISTAN

Taliban burn musical instruments, insult artists in viral video

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/15/22

The undated video also shows that the Taliban forces had cut the musicians' hair, a common punishment for those suspected of minor crimes

Lifestyle

MUSIC

Fans thrill as ABBA returns with first studio album in 40 years

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/5/21

The new album was available on CD, vinyl and - in keeping with the 70s revival - also on music cassette

Lifestyle

SWEDEN

ABBA's mysterious new website gets fans hoping for new music

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/26/21

Fans are now speculating what the band may be preparing

World

Ennio Morricone: the world's greatest film composer died at 91

The Nomad Today 7/6/20

Famous for his epic Spaghetti Western soundtracks, the man who scored more than 450 movies and TV series was an eclectic composer with a six-decade career and a celebrity fan base ranging from…

Finland

Six songs for Finns to dream of winning Eurovision again

Eric Lipchis 2/3/20

Finns get excited with the Eurovision contest, but their enthusiasm usually ends up in disappointment. Check in this article the six songs competing to represent Finland in 2020. The winner…

Opinion

Why Finns have an affinity with metal music

Mahmudul Islam 9/20/19

Opinion

What Finland can teach us about eternal love for music

Mahmudul Islam 9/3/19

Opinion

Finland maintains the ‘European metal king’ crown

Mahmudul Islam 8/7/19

Finland

Police traffic congestion alert due to Ed Sheeran's concerts in Helsinki

The Nomad Today 7/23/19

The English pop star will be giving two concerts for more than 100,000 fans on two consecutive nights. Authorities expect traffic complications on ring roads Kehä I and Kehä III.

Finland

The countdown to Metallica has begun

Barbara Stojanovic 7/7/19

The Worldwired Tour is coming to Finland, where 55,000 fans (about 1% of the country's total population) will be welcoming the heavy metal giants on July 16th in Hämeenlinna. This will be…

Finland

The biggest metal festival in Helsinki is here

Barbara Stojanovic 6/26/19

Thousands of metal heads from all over Finland will gather this weekend in the capital city to enjoy the 22nd edition of Tuska Open Air festival. The band attracting more attention this year…

Tourism

4 top class festivals to experience Tampere this month

The Nomad Today 6/7/19

In summer Tampere boils with the celebration of music and art festivals. Here we propose the 4 main events for this month of June.

Tourism

Spring is here: let the festival season begin!

Barbara Stojanovic 4/21/19

The long and cold winter is over. To help celebrate the coming of spring, summer and the polar nights, Finland hosts a vast number of festivals that are sure to make just about everyone happy