In case you didn’t see the announcement yet, Estonian Music Week is coming back this May! Dishing out the festival details for us on the latest episode of EstoCast is the festival’s Artistic and Executive Director, Sebastian Buccioni. Listen to EstoCast on to hear: 🎫 the artistic collaborations he and the festival team have encouraged 🎫 how hands-on crafts and visual art will be accessible to festival goers 🎫 how he became connected to the Estonian music world 🎫 and much more! Content mentioned in this episode includes: -Estonian Music Week’s mission statement: https://www.estonianmusicweek.ca/about-2  -MENT Ljubljana music discovery festival, which Sebastian was attending while on the episode: https://www.ment.si/en  -More about the May 2023 Estonian Music Week events: https://www.estonianmusicweek.ca/festival-2023  -Chameleon Project, one example of Sebastian’s work as a musician before he joined Estonian Music Week as a volunteer: https://chameleonproject.bandcamp.com/album/funk-n-space  -A news piece about Lexsoul Dancemachine and The Shuffle Demon’s double decker bus performance in September 2022: https://streetsoftoronto.com/double-decker-bus-concert-toronto/  -More info on the large Estonian community of Toronto, Canada: https://archives.studentscommission.ca/magic/mt51.html  -An Estonian World article with data on the number of Estonians living outside of Estonia: https://estonianworld.com/life/data-estonian-citizens-around-the-world/  -Mari Kalkun: https://www.marikalkun.com/homepage  -Kirke Karja: http://www.kirkekarja.voog.com/  -Triskele: https://triskele.ee/  -Kara-Lis Coverdale: https://www.kara-liscoverdale.com/  -Two examples of the wide-ranging Estonian Music Week events that have taken place in Hamilton: https://www.estonianmusicweek.ca/concerts/2022/6/1/collegium-musicale-hamilton  -Maria Minerva: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkbS4NCKoE&ab_channel=mariaminervamusic  -The collaboration between Canadian musician Maya Kiltron and the Estonian Funk Embassy's Funk Embassy Night at Tallinn Music Week 2023: https://tmw.ee/artists/maya-killtron Socials: ➡️ @estonianmusicweek https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca ➡️ @eestielu.ca https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events