When one’s homeland is under siege, it’s not just an attack on the flesh and blood of the people — it’s an attack on a ...
Northeast Ohio-based Duo Balalaika, formerly the Russian Duo, has been playing around this area for nearly 20 years. So fans of Eastern European-based folk music know American pianist Terry Boyarsky ...
Music streaming services in Russia have started blocking "Chervona Kalyna" (The Red Guelder-Rose), a Ukrainian folk song which Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has called "the anthem of an ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The seeds of the Ukrainian band Yа́gody were planted long before their official formation bore fruit. The group’s origins stretch back to 2010, when actor Mykola Huseynov proposed ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Background on elements of traditional Russian music, with a focus on the balalaika and accordion. Students perform their own adaptations of ...
In this first programme, Valery Gergiev takes us into the heart of the Russian countryside. Over the centuries, the traditions of folk culture have been an assertion of the Russian identity and the ...