To understand the international phenomenon of Uku Kuut means to understand the ability of different musical niches, sub-genres and hidden creative explosions to not only exist, but flourish, completely independently of the mainstream. Kuut’s life, mothered by Maryn E.Coote (who you may know as the Estonian jazz diva Marju Kuut), took him from the Soviet Union to a refuge in Sweden, music studios in Los Angeles, back to a re-independent Estonia and later, fighting ALS, to loudspeakers all around the world.
Marju Marynel Kuut (February 12, 1946 Tallinn – April 10, 2022) was an Estonian singer, songwriter, music producer and DJ. In 1965, the prestigious jazz magazine Down Beat named her the best jazz singer in the Soviet Union. She was the singer of the popular bands MERL and MIR in the 1970s. She has worked in the variety shows Astoria, Tallinn and Viru. In 1971, Kuut participated in the feature film "Varastati Vana Toomas" and the rock opera "Imelugu" at the Vanemuine Theater. Her recordings are on dozens of compilation albums and many solo albums, among others the CDs with old hits "Raagus vysut" (2005) and "Marju Marynel Kuut" (2006). She had received a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to Estonian music.
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