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Tonight in Tartu and tomorrow in Tallinn, there will be <\/b>a <\/b>Finno-Ugric club night where you can dance the night away to folktronica, tango, and Balkan rhythms. The acts performing include the popular Estonian folk act Duo Ruut, Jaakko Laitinen & V\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 Raha from Finland, and Oopus from Estonia.<\/p>\n
This week, Finno-Ugric roots are being celebrated with a number of events throughout Estonia. One such event is the <\/span>Finno-Ugric Club Night, which will take place in Tartu this evening, October 25, and tomorrow in Tallinn.<\/p>\n At the event, which is organised by the foundation \u2018Fenno-Ugria\u2019 and the Finno-Ugrian Days, partygoers will be able to enjoy great music from Estonian and Finnish acts.<\/p>\n These include popular Estonian folk act Duo Ruut, a female duo who play the same instrument (a kannel) at the same time. The end result is a unique sound that has reinvented the music of their ancestors.<\/p>\n Finnish tango and Balkan folk music ensemble Jaakko Laitinen & V\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 Raha will also take to the stage on both nights. Their music, which would fit well in the films of Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki, is a combination of traditional Finnish songwriting techniques and Georgian, Turkish, Middle Eastern, and Greek musical influences.<\/p>\n The final band at the event is Oopus, who combine centuries-old Estonian folk music in the form of bagpipes, with electronic dance music, creating what the band calls folktronica.<\/p>\n