Estonian cultural heritage versus innovative minimalist songwriting / The stars of Respect Festival 2025 return to Prague!

The key instrument of Estonian traditional music is the zither kannel. Two young Estonian singer-songwriters Katariina Kivi and Ann-Lisett Rebane decided to reinterpret the cultural heritage in a novel DIY way. They play the instrument four-handed with their faces facing each other, using drumsticks and violin bow in addition to their fingers and using the body of the instrument as percussion. The rich sound palette is rounded out by distinctive vocals. Their debut album Tuule sõnad won the Estonian Ethno Music Awards 2020, and Duo Ruut defended their originality at the Womex Festival in 2022 and thrilled the Prague audience at the Respect Festival 2024.

Event is promoted by Rachot Production