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Former members of Pussy Riot, Maria Aljohhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, visited an annually held music industry conference and one of the biggest indoor festivals in the Baltic-Nordic region – Tallinn Music Week, and were interviewed by Russian journalist Artemyi Troitsky about how artists and music can stand against totalitarian rule.

Tallinn Music Week’s this year’s conference program features Pussy Riot, Robert Levine, Bob Stanley, and an opening by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

For the third year the City Stage sub-programme spreads festival buzz to unexpected and surprising locations. Music fans are invited to enjoy short exclusive sets that serve as a launch pad for many newcomer bands on the national and international scene, as well as hosting concerts by well- established artists. Free afternoon concerts feature 44 Estonian and 21 international artists on 12 stages.

Lithuanian takeaway show project Vilnius Temperature presents their first music video filmed in Paris – a performance by an upcoming French rock band leSpark. The temperature outside showed plus three degrees Celsius.

One of the most successful hip hop groups of all time, OutKast, returns to celebrate its 20th anniversary, and is one of the over 30 artists included as the first additions to Flow Festival 2014.

The Baltic Scene tour vol 2 will take place on the third weekend of February (20.-22.02) when electronic pop band Kali Briis Band from Estonia, psychedelic rock group Pyro Trees from Latvia and experimental indie artist ba. from Lithuania will perform gigs over one weekend in all the capitals of the Baltic states.

Ndioba Gueye says that happiness is the key to any situation. Last time I saw him on stage, he was pulling tremendous bass solos, but that has changed now. He says that now he makes music for people and not for musicians. I spoke to Ndioba about his new album, its presentation in Estonia and about his favourite collaborations.

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