Bio, past shows & events and a sneak peek into Ike’s Garage

Ike Ude-Chime has been a dj and performer for five decades. He crossed paths with many of the greats like Manu Dibango, Burning Spear and Chuck Berry. As a speaker and chairman, he gave presentations in Berlin, Rome, London, Barcelona and many other major cities. He performed in several continents and recorded with artists from High Life to Jazz and even the Metal Rock scene. Here are some memories:

Ike Ude-Chime studied at the Alvan Ikoku College of Education, an aliate of the University of Nigeria, and also at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He worked extensively in the electronic media in Nigeria and Finland respectively. He was a producer with Radio Nigeria in the 80s before migrating to Finland where he worked with the pioneer Finnish private commercial radio station, Radio City thus becoming the pioneer African broadcaster in Finland.

Ude-Chime, a renowned media and social activist used the media, sports, and culture to promote social inclusion in Finland in particular, and Europe in general. He is a recipient of the golden cross of honor for his contributions to the promotion of diversity in Finland. He served as a member of the diversity committee of the Finnish sports federation.

On the European level, he served on the boards of AMARC-Europe and Fare-Network respectively. He is presently the president of ‘Sports for All’ Finland, an umbrella sports and diversity NGO.

As a poet, he performed at various open mic events in Helsinki and some of his works were also published in some compilations, and magazines. Ude-Chime is a proud father of four children.

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