Artists fuse tradition and modernity at Tallinn Music Week
- 9 years ago
Both a music industry conference and an indoor festival, this year’s edition of Tallinn Music Week drew more than 200 artists from 26 different countries.
Alongside the festival’s official programme, people open up their homes and workplaces to host free concerts throughout the event.
According to Tallinn Music Week founder and director Helen Sildna, music is part of Estonia’s DNA: “Everybody knows about the singing revolution and how music has played an integral part in our history and culture throughout the centuries. People celebrate anniversaries, birthdays or mid- summer nights, and they do it by singing.”
Swiss-based artist Ingrid Lukas returned to her native Estonia to showcase her new album Demimonde. She talked to euronews about her unique combination of traditional and modern song forms.
“It’s all here, inside me. I was born in Estonia, those are my roots. The modern part comes from my drummer and the urban city I live in, Zürich. What I try to do is combine nature,
Alongside the festival’s official programme, people open up their homes and workplaces to host free concerts throughout the event.
According to Tallinn Music Week founder and director Helen Sildna, music is part of Estonia’s DNA: “Everybody knows about the singing revolution and how music has played an integral part in our history and culture throughout the centuries. People celebrate anniversaries, birthdays or mid- summer nights, and they do it by singing.”
Swiss-based artist Ingrid Lukas returned to her native Estonia to showcase her new album Demimonde. She talked to euronews about her unique combination of traditional and modern song forms.
“It’s all here, inside me. I was born in Estonia, those are my roots. The modern part comes from my drummer and the urban city I live in, Zürich. What I try to do is combine nature,