Estonian-Ukrainian power folk band Svjata Vatra call their style "fire-folk" come to Kings Place and check them out - needs to be seen to be believed!

Part of London International Festival of Exploratory Music: LIFEM at Folk Union
 

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COMPETITION:

1 x Pair of tickets to Svjata Vatra Comedy at Kings Place on Thursday 4th November To claim your tickets, send an email to clare.callan@kingsplace.co.uk with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ box. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: What is the capital City of Estonia?

A: a) Tallinn b) Moscow c) Belgrade d) Miami

The Band - Svjata Vatra is like a sizzling campfire, giving light and warmth yet burning no-one.
 

Ruslan Trochynskyi graduated from the Ukrainian National Conservatoire as a trombone player. He has played five years in Ukrainian folk rock band Haydamaky. It was Ruslan who initiated Svjata Vatra and is the leader of the band. He combines his very special charismatic trombone playing style with intense vocals and Georgian duduki, using scythe for rhythm.
 

Kulno Malva studies accordion in the folk music department in Tartu University Viljandi Culture Academy and is an expert in Estonian traditional dances. He also plays the Estonian bagpipes and karmoshka. Kulno is the harmony of the band. There is a melancholy note in even the most passionate pieces...
 

Juhan Suits (Torupilli Juss) is a graduate of the Tartu University Viljandi Culture Academy's folk music department, specializing in national wind instruments. Having acquired his M.A. degree in Norway, he now works as a lecturer in Viljandi Culture Academy. Juss plays folk wind instruments - Estonian bagpipes, jew's harps, whistles, horns etc.
 

Kalle Kindel studies drums and percussion instruments in the jazz music department of Tartu University Viljandi Culture Academy. In addition to present day jazz, pop & rock music he is also interested in the traditional music of different countries and various musical streams. In Svjata Vatra Kalle plays a West-African bass drum, djembe, tarbuka.

Dima Dmitrenko graduated from the Tartu Music School as a drum player. He has played 5 years in Estonian National Symphonic Orchestra. In the same time he has played in different music projects, musicals and jazz bands. Dima has Ukrainian roots and he brings to the band new colours and hot rhythms.
 

Supported by the Estonian Embassy in London