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18.05 at 20:00 Estonian pop-rock dragons at Botanique in Brussels

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:55:37 GMT

The crown jewel of Estonian pop music, that’s what Ewert and The Two Dragons have been named. They got good mentioning at Eurosonic Festival in the Netherlands and at Estonian Music Awards 2012 ceremony the band collected 5 awards: as best album and rock album, best band, best song and best music video of the year!

Their debut album “The Hills Behind The Hills” (2009) was recorded in a mere 3 days at the summer cottage of Ewert`s in-laws. That was only possible because Ewert Sundja, Erki Pärnoja, Kristjan Kallas and Ivo Etti are such experienced and virtuoso musicians. Finnish music magazine Rumba named them "the best band of the entire fest“ after their performance at Positivus 2010.The second album Good Man Down is not just kept to themselves and their fellow Estonians.

Ewert and The Two Dragons are touring Europe to show the public what they’re capable of. And that isn’t little. A song such as I Can See Your House From Here seems like an Estonian variety of Mumford and Sons, while Pastorale is something completely different. The music has been described as romantic and organic, with a story-telling kind of lyrics. Beautiful music may be the best description. Ewert and the two dragons

Don’t miss the chance to fall in love with Estonian music!

Fore more information about the concert and band please see: http://www.botanique.be/en/activity/revolver-ewert-and-two-dragons-18052012

http://www.myspace.com/ewertandthetwodragons

25.05 at 20:30 Estonian-Finnish jazz at Sablon square at Brussels Jazzmarathon

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:10:19 GMT

Kadri Voorand group was formed in 2007 to play Voorand's original compositions. The band consists of some of the top jazz musicians in Estonia featuring a Sony Jazz Award winner Jussi Kannaste from Finland. Specifically in the music for this particular band one could hear the influences of a mixture of artists like Wayne Shorter referring to contemporary use of harmony, Erykah Badu as an influence in rhythmic taste mixing jazz and latin to R&B rhythms, and Cassandra Wilson or Sarah Vaughan as strong characteristic voices.

The band's saxophonist Jussi Kannaste, the winner of Sony Jazz Award 2005, is one of the Finland's leading artists and is now the head of the Jazz department in Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki. He has had teachers like Manuel Dunkel, Lee Konitz, Tim Hagans and many more. He has performed with artists like Daniel Humair, Jukkis Uotila, Ted Curson, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Maria Schneider and worked with many top groups, including the UMO Jazz Orchestra, as well as leading his own outfit, the Kannaste-Ojajärvi Quartet (or K/O/Q), Kannaste -Olding and many others.

Since more than a decade the Brussels Jazz Marathon draws public from all over Europe and even from Japan. A huge jazz party which makes the capital of Europe swing for one weekend, with more than 450 musicians performing on the main squares in Brussels (Grand Place, place du Sablon, place Ste-Catherine & place Fernand Cocq) as well as in 50 venues/clubs/hotels. All concerts are for free!

Book the date in your calendar already today!

Fore more information about the festival and the band please see: http://www.brusselsjazzmarathon.be/

http://www.kadrivoorand.com/music/kadri-voorand-group-feat-jussi-kannaste/

Updated Book of Estonian Statistics Now Available for Smart Devices

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:09 GMT

The annually updated pocket-sized reference book "Minifacts about Estonia 2012" is now available for iPad and iPhone. Starting today iPad and iPhone users can download Statistics Estonia's reference book "Minifacts about Estonia 2012" from the App Store free of charge.

Estemb in Belgium and Luxembourg :: Events, News

18.05 at 20:00 Estonian pop-rock dragons at Botanique in Brussels

25.05 at 20:30 Estonian-Finnish jazz at Sablon square at Brussels Jazzmarathon

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