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Folkloob Mixes Folk Music and Club Scene
31.03.2011
Jalmar Vabarna, who is known from different folk groups, launches a new series of events called Folkloob on March 24 in Viljandi in order to build a bridge between folk music and the club scene.
The opening party of the series of events is held at the club Rubiin where the bands Gjangsta and Knihv are performing. The performances of the bands are followed by an ethno disco where Kulno Malva (Svjata Vatra) and Merike Paberits (Nikns Suns) are the DJs. The doors open at 22.00.
Jalmar Vabarna said that he got the idea for the series of events starting in March from Martin Oja aka DJ Daysleeper who organises the event Maailmamustrid ("Patterns of the World") in Tartu. "In order to make the party perfect, the club Rubiin will be filled with both live performances and ethno beats from around the world," promised Vabarna.
"Gjangsta and Knihv play both Estonian traditional violin music and their own songs, the former on string instruments and the latter on violins and drums," said Vabarna about the first two bands who will take the stage during the first event. "It might seem that the first event favours softer music but there will be two DJs who will add proper ethno beats to it. Our plan is to invite DJs who have something in common musically."
"Folkloob is meant to build a bridge between folk music and the club scene," claimed Vabarna. "If Gjangsta plays folk waltzes, it does not mean that you have to dance folk waltzes. We will add as much life and excitement to it as possible, so that the party gets out of hand!"
Dance-oriented Folkloob is not only meant for devoted folk music fans but also for admirers of modern dance music. "Some of the Dubstep fans might not even know what kind of awesome ethno beats are out there," said Vabarna.
The second Folkloob takes place on April 21 and will delight the eyes and ears of the audience with an unexpected cooperation between musicians. Namely, Zetod will take the stage together with Orelipoiss and Contra who is known mainly for his poetry. The first single from this collaboration can be expected soon. The weaver of the patterns of the world, DJ Daysleeper (Martin Oja) will be taking charge of the DJ decks.