Homepage: www.paabel.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/paabel
Contact: Sandra Sillamaa - ssillamaa@hotmail.com
Paabel is an idea, an attempt to approach traditional music with an open mind, drawing inspiration on the synergy of the band. The ensemble has five members, four of them study jazz music and one is a traditional music student. The ensemble came into being when in the spring of 2007 our traditional music student Sandra had an idea to participate in Põlva Folk Music Arrangements Festival. The project with four jazz musicians gained momentum after returning from Põlva with the highest prize awarded. Our music is a strong symbiosis of traditional that has had impact from jazz and rock music mainly. It is born as a joint creation. Many of our pieces contain several smaller old instrumental tunes, runosongs and self composed tunes that are interrelated. We aim at making the kind of music that we ourselves would like to listen to and enjoy - the pleasure of playing together and satisfaction are of primary importance.
Members:
Sandra Sillamaa – Estonian bagbipe, soprano saxophone, willow flute, Jew's harp
Arno Tamm – accoustic guitar, vocals
Erko Niit – electric guitar, vocals
Tõnu Tubli - percussion
Tanel Kadalipp – double bass
Rainer Koik – sound engineer
Paabel on mõttesähvatus, katsetus läheneda pärimusmuusikale vabameelselt, saades inspiratsiooni bändisisesest sünergiast. Ansambel koosneb viiest liikmest, kellest neli õpivad jazzmuusikat ja üks pärimusmuusikat. Meie muusika on tugev pärimuslik sümbioos, mida on mõjutatud põhiliselt jazz-, pärimus- ning rockmuusika. Muusika sünnib ühisloominguna. Lood koosnevad mitmetest vanadest pillilugudest, regilauludest ning omaloominugst, mis kõik on omavahel põimitud. Meie eesmärk on teha muusikat, mida me ise kuulaksime ja naudiksime – koos musitseerimise rõõm ning rahulolu on primaarne. Paabel on mänginud koos pea kaks aastat ning selle aja jooksul on esinetud lisaks Eestile ka Soomes, Leedus,Ungaris ja Usas. 2009.aasta märtsikuus ilmub Paablil esimene plaat – Epöpoa!
Koosseis:
Sandra Sillamaa – torupill,sopran saksofon, viled. parmupill
Arno Tamm – laul,kitarr
Erko Niit – elektri kitarr
Tõnu Tubli - löökriistad
Tanel Kadalipp – kontrabass
Rainer Koik - helitehnik