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Mick Pedaja Interview

Some people who hear Mick Pedaja’s music for the first time might characterise it as spiritual, but the musician dislikes that label, as he explained in von Krahl, a bar in which he worked before going full-time with his compositions. Instead, Pedaja felt that he had learned from…

Lenna Kuurmaa Interview

Eesti Laul 2017 has brought a final-20 roster that, contrary to previous years, feels packed with experienced and well-known Estonian artists, including Lenna Kuurmaa. Lenna will perhaps always be best-known for her early work with the early-2000s girl-group Vanilla Ninja, but like all…

Gretagrund: A Band’s Notes from a Large Island

“We’ve described our music as a fight between light and darkness, because those themes come up a lot.” Britta Virves is sitting next to her band-mate in Gretagrund, the vocalist Maarja Aarma, and the pianist is trying to find an overarching theme…

Tallinn Music Week 2016: The Verdict, Including Kerli

Tallinn Music Week was bigger than ever in 2016, meaning more gigs to cover than ever before. I tried to see and hear as much as possible — here’s what I thought.

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ky! — Exclusive With Estonia’s Most Exciting New Band

ky! (pronounced “Koo”) is a new band fronted by Reelika Ranik (vocals) and Katrin Kvade (piano, electronics and production), with a supporting group of musicians. Their EP will be out shortly on Omni Music in the UK and digitally in all…