Sandra Sillamaa Trad.Attack!
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia | Established. Jan 01, 2014
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It is impossible to confuse something else with Sandra Sillamaa Trad.Attack!, that appeared on Theatre NO99 stage last saturday! Using genuine records of old bards and instrumentalists, Trad.Attack! is pure dance music, something like a nordic version of turbofolk. It only seemed to lack a proper dance beat and a few synth motives to be a dance hit, but even now, multi-instrumentalist Sandra Sillamaa and all girls’ favorite Jalmar Vabarna have come up with rather decent phenomenon. - Estonian Public Proadcasting
For many folk music gurus, the key event of yesterday evening was the very first appearance of Sandra Sillamaa Trad.Attack!. It was a historical moment indeed since they plan to perform in every country in in the world. The thirteen stunning disco balls hanging down from the ceiling is not quite common for a folk music event. Also, when entering the hall, a fragment from the upcoming song “Kooreke” (“Precious cream”) was already playing in the background and the musicians joined in spectacularly. After all, it’s clear that the three members of the band Sandra Sillamaa, Jalmar Vabarna and Tõnu Tubli are young musicians with enough experience to know what to do with the audience to make everyone feel good. Using audio effects was really interesting and made the band sound even psychedelic but at the same time preserved the spirit of traditional music. Vabarna’s 12-string guitar sounded particularly juicy, Tubli’s drums seemed to frizzle and Sillamaa played the Estonian bagpipe, the Jew’s harp and the saxophone as if charming cobra. - Müürileht
Discography
Single "Kooreke"
Single "Reied"
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Bio
Sandra Sillamaa Trad.Attack! is like a fireball, like a fresh grapefruit juice, they turn the life on you should have it every morning!
Helen Sildna, the organizer of Tallinn Music Week.
New Estonian folk music hit-band - Sandra SillamaaTrad.Attack! is inspired from the great superstars of their time, the Estonian folk singers and instrumentalist who created and performed music for work, leisure time and festivities.
The band has also decided to bring the recordings and this way also the original performers on stage with them.
The three members are gorgeous Estonian bagpiper Sandra Sillamaa, funky guitarist Jalmar Vabarna and shrewd drummer Tnu Tubli.
The group comes with fresh energy and has an ambitious MASTERPLAN - to play in every country in the world!
In every concert they give all their energy to the audience and fill the stage with positivity and craziness. They prove that folk/traditonal music can rock!
People have described their music: "fantastic vibe, real and great, very sexy band,great playing, awesome "breakout performance" etc.
With in a few months they have fascinated folk music audience as well as captivated the attention of mainstream music listeners.
Their first single Kooreke is one of the most played folk music songs in Estonian radios.
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