Puuluup

Puuluup is two Talharpa enthusiasts, Ramo Teder and Marko Veisson.
Elegantly dressed gentleman with a gloriously deadpan sense of humour, playing the ancient Nordic string instrument talharpa. But this is not an ethnomusicological romp! They direct the vibrations of the talharpa’s horsehair strings through effects, using alternative bowing and rhythm techniques.

The mellow sighs of talharpa are paired with electronically amplified echoes, knocks, creaks and crackles. They create delightfully slinky songs about all possible random things around them. The lyrics combine many languages as well as Puuluup‘s made-up language, being mostly abstract and open to different interpretations. And they season their performances with weird choreography.

Puuluup has performed in around 40 countries, received dozens of awards, impressing audiences with their happy craziness and even made it to Eurovision Song Contest finals.