Svjata Vatra

Where: NO99 - Jazzkaar presents
When: 28.03.2009
Time: 22:30

Svjata Vatra (holy fire) is an Estonian-Ukrainian folkband. The musicians themselves call their style „firefolk“. The band’s composition is unique: the temperamental trombone together with the Estonian bagpipes produce amazing sound patterns. Duduk’s deep southern tones bring in more distant melodies and the dialogue with the northern horn sweeps away even the last shadows of cultural barriers. The melancholy accordion balances and ties the wind and percussion instruments together. This results in fiery non-Nordic masculine energy that cannot but impress everyone. Svjata Vatra is like a sizzling campfire, giving light and warmth yet burning no one. In 2008 Svjata Vatra had a concerts in France, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Germany and lot of gigs in Estonia.

FolkWorld CD Reviews Eelco Schilder
Svjata Vatra "Kalyna" 2008
… They easily blend traditional sounds with jazz, Celtic and even some light brass sounds fill the room. On this new album they sound really relaxed and have a happy kind of folk(rock) that is very easy going. Some beautiful bagpipe pieces like in „Song of sunrise“ where they blend really beautifully with the trombone. …

Koosseis:
Ruslan Trochynskyi – trombone, scythe, duduki, vocal
Kulno Malva – accordion, bagpipes, vocal
Juhan Suits (Torupilli Juss) – bagpipes, whistle, wooden horn
Kalle Kindel – percussion, djembe
Dima Dmitrienko - drums

Svjata Vatra (Püha Tuli) on eesti-ukraina folkansambel. Oma stiili nimetavad muusikud TULEFOLGIKS. Svjata Vatra koosseis on unikaalne – ukrainapäraselt temperamentne tromboon ja eesti torupill tekitavad koos kordumatu helipildi. 3 eesti 1 ukraina muusiku koostööst õhkub ebapõhjamaiselt tulist meesenergiat. Svjata Vatra on justkui lõke, mis särtsub, praksub ja annab sooja, kuid mis siiski pahatahtlikult ei kõrveta. Svjata Vatra on väga hea näide tõeliselt õnnestunud integratsioonist. Ansambli muusikast sündinud uus kvaliteet on omamoodi pioneeriks kaasaegses rahvamuusikas, kus säilitades vana ja ühendades erinevaid kultuure luuakse muusikaline sild kaasaega ja tänaste inimesteni.

Koosseis:
Ruslan Trochynskyi – tromboon, vikat, duduk, laul
Kulno Malva – akordion, torupill, laul
Juhan Suits - torupill, vile, sarv, parmupill, laul
Kalle Kindel – djembe, perkussioon, tarbuka
Dima Dmitrienko - löökpillid