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Tummel

Scandinavian folk/rock/klezmer/balkan/other

About Me

TUMMEL is a klezmer/balkan/rockish 7-piece band based in Malmö, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark. Right from the start in 1997 they won the hearts of both folk and rock audiences, and has since attracted a growing number of fans across Sweden, Denmark, the UK, Italy, Slovenia and Estonia. Due to their reputation as a great live band, Swedish Television choose them for the show "Concert of the week" with a full hour of televised Tummel Live. They have also appeared live on Estonian Television and Danish National Radio on several occasions, not to mention local stations in Siberia, Texas, Turkey, Greece, Germany etc. etc. What makes Tummel special is their ability to adapt to whatever kind of scene or stage they are thrown upon. They have played every kind of venue from small bars to big rockfestival stages; including schoolconcerts and retirements homes, and people seem to get a kick where ever they set foot. In 2001, Tummel released their debut album OY! (EUCD1687), which is available worldwide through CDA. The record was met with excellent reviews both in Sweden and abroad. In august 2004, their second album Transit (TUMCD002) was released, which has also been very positively reviewed. The cd is distributed by CDA (www.cda.se). Compared to the first, the second cd is a bit more rocky and heavy, and also has a wider musical range, with influences from Balkan, Klezmer, Oriental music, Indian music, Rock n roll, New Orleans Jazz etc. Ten out of thirteen songs are composed by the band. The cd is recorded at Gula Studion in Malmö,and produced by Jens Lindgård, who has previously worked with Suede and Franz Ferdinand. As said earlier,Tummel plays traditional klezmer and balkan music, but arranged in their own, often untraditional way, and also write their own material. Although all band members are strong instrumentalists, what really makes the crowd go wild on a Tummel concert is their extraordinary capability as a live band. The Tumlers spare no effort to give the audience a once in a lifetime experience, leaving the audience gasping for breath with sweat flowing from their armpits. As a reflection of the history this music has floated through, the music involves elements of both extreme pleasure and extreme pain. But in Tummel´s case, the pleasure and joy is the first and foremost ingredient. Besides normal concerts, Tummel often does school concerts and workshops, and have also developed a special material for cooperation with amateur wind orchestras. They have also cooperated with Lunds Studentsångare, one of Swedens best male choirs.Tummel is, in Yiddish, the sound that arises from a totally unrestrained party. Ein Tumler is a guy hired by the host of the party to keep the partying frenezy up, whatever the cost.

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Member Since: 8/16/2006
Band Website: tummel.nu
Band Members: Tummel is: Edin Bahtijaragic: accordeon. While growing up in Bosnia, it was Edin´s plan to become an architect, and it was not until he came to Sweden that a real and passionate interest for the music he had grown up with started to claim Edin. Now there is only one thing in his head besides music: football! Has a degree in traditional music from the Academy of Malmö. Works as music teacher and theater musician.Pär Moberg: saxophone. Former rock-singer wannabee who fell in love with folk in his early twenties and picked up the saxophone. Although Pär claims to be true to klezmer, he has a very serious affair with Scandinavian folk music. Known as the professor of the band, who does a lot of composing for all kinds of groups. Also has a degree in traditional Music from the academy of Malmö, and works as folk ensemble teacher both at the Highschool of music and at the Academy of Music in Malmö, besides playing with several other bands.Jonatan Aisen: drums. Raised on a diet of funk and rock, Jonathan only just became a regular member of the band in January 2006, though he has previously toured with the band as replacer. He also plays with Klezmofobia (a Danish klezmer band), ,and is studying to become a music and maths teacher. Togeteher with Tobias he represents the Jewish heritage in Tummel.Øivind Slaatto: tuba. With only one year left of his studies at the Conservatory of music in Copenhagen, Øivind decided to change career, and was accepted as a student at the Accademy of Industrial design instead. He still plays tuba, of course, and is actually developing a whole new concept for the design of this un-ergonomic instrument! Has received the Jacob Gade Award, the most prestigious award for a young Danish musician.Tobias Allvin: guitar and bozouki. Speaking fluent Russian is only one of the many talents of this punk-guitarist-turned-bozoukiman, who besides playing klezmer also plays greek music. Has a degree in traditional music at the academy in Malmö, and is together with Jonatan the one in the band with Jewish heritage.Annika Jessen: A vagabond and restless soul, and the natural focus of attention of the band with her piercing and agile clarinet. After studies both in Stockholm, Piteå, Gothenburg and Copenhagen, Annika has settled in Malmö, where she besides Tummel has worked a lot with theatre music. Her newest passion is Brazilian and african music.
Influences: Thousand Miles Apart

Add to My Profile | More VideosSince all members have different musical backgrounds, the influences are many; Swedish folkmusic, balkan folk music, arabic and asian folkmusic, classical, jazz, rock, reaggae, funk, ambient etc. etc.
Sounds Like: Hard to say, but somebody called us Scandinavias New Orleans Klezmer Allstars. When we started the band we hadn´t heard them, but I can agree that we remind of eachother.
Record Label: We only have distribution by CDA
Type of Label: None

My Blog

We are going back!

Just got another gig in Viljandi the 23rd of september- JIPPIE! We LOVE Estonia!
Posted by Tummel on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:34:00 PST

Thanks Viljandi!

We just played Viljandi Folk Music Festival in Estonia (see pictures in our pics). Man, if you have a chance, try and get a gig there, or go there and hang out! The audience is AMAZING. And we should ...
Posted by Tummel on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:08:00 PST