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The first artists for Oslo Mela Festival are ready!

Dance crew The Quick Style, revolutionary rapper Ana Tijoux, qawwali singer Faiz Ali Faiz, Afropsychedelic BCUC [...].


Thank you, Harry Belafonte

On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, singer, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte passed away at the age of 96. I [...]


The importance of new performances for children

A rich king on the move and the fruits of a cocoa tree take center stage in a newly written [...]


This is happening on Melahuset this spring

We at Melahuset are looking forward to welcoming the public to a varied spring programme where [...].


Don't forget: Benjamin Hermansen 1985-2001

It has been 22 years since Benjamin Hermansen was killed by neo-Nazis outside the convenience store on [...]


Angela Davis and Mela in Artforum

The interdisciplinary artist Sandra Mujinga highlights Angela Davis's visit to Melafestivalen in August in [...]


730.no about All Hail The Queen...

Melahuset's concert series "All Hail the Queen" highlights Norwegian female hip-hop artists. Tonight, Friday 2 December [...]


Norwegian and Indian cultural heritage in one…

Arve Tellefsen bequeaths Norwegian cultural heritage to Rohini Sahajpal, and the latter is not afraid of [...]


Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar to Oslo World 2022

A meeting between two masters and innovators of Indian classical music. During this year's festival, [...]


Diriye Osman to Melahuset in Oslo

The author Diriye Osman comes to Melahuset 13 October and launches his novel "The Butterfly Jungle". [...]