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| Trad.Attack! National Tour of Estonia - 15 Concerts in 15 Counties One of Estonia's most popular folk-pop-rock bands, Trad.Attack! kicked off its month-long album tour of their stunning new album – BRING IT ON – in early April. The tour started on April 6th at the Estonian National Museum as reported in full by EE News and includes 15 concerts in all 15 Estonian counties between April 6-30. Estonia's power trio: Sandra Vabarna, Jalmar Vabarna and Tõnu Tubli - Trad.Attack! have come together once more for a electro-folk serving of tunes on BRING IT ON with a stated purpose to head into new musical territory. Trad.Attack! Experts in traditional folk re-invention, Trad.Attack! approach their songcraft with power and passion. Taking traditional music and long vanished village voices from Estonian towns and villages, the album and tour also include Seto singing also known as Seto Leelo - from the Seto people of south-eastern Estonia. Since 2009, Seto Leelo, has been declared an UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Tour Musicians Sandra Vabarna: estonian bagpipes, jew's harp, whistles, vocal Jalmar Vabarna: 12-string guitar, electric guitar, 6-string acoustic guitar, piano, synths, vocal Tõnu Tubli: drums, percussion, brass instruments, glockenspiel, synths, vocal For select concerts the following special guests will join Trad.Attack! Martin Laksberg (bass guitar) Lee Taul (backing vocals) Arno Tamm (backing vocals) Sofia-Liis Liiv (backing vocals) Ingrid Rabi (backing vocals) Jane Vabarna (Seto leelo singer) Maret Vabarna (Seto leelo singer) Trad.Attack! chose to collaborate with both national and internationally acclaimed musicians for BRING IT ON. The album includes guest performances from Estonian guitar legend Laur Joamets, Canada's internationally acclaimed The East Pointers, Yemen Blues co-founder and vocalist, Ravid Kahalani and the Georgian male choir, Iberi. BRING IT ON also features Seto singers from southeast Estonia and respected bassist, Martin Laksberg. As guitarist Jalmar Vabarna says, "This album has set us off on a new journey to broaden our horizons. We try out new instruments and search for new sounds. Our paths have crossed with those of many other musicians, from the worlds we know and from the unfamiliar ones." Trad.Attack! are touring Estonia nationally in April 2023 and performing at Colours of Ostrava 2023. BRING IT ON released through Trad.Attack! Music on 31st March, 2023. Media Information BRING IT ON is an album sung in Estonian dialects, English, Yemeni Arabic and Georgian. It is the exciting new album from Estonia's power folk trio Trad.Attack! who are the country's #1 group and recipients of 29 Estonian music awards over the last few years. write your comments about the article :: © 2023 Jazz News :: home page |