Sibirskaya Vechora
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- Traditional music from Siberia
- Krasnoyarsk, Siberia
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The music of Ukraine and Belarus, which directly had an effect on traditional music of Krasnoyarsk in Russia, could come off as being harmonically strange to us westerners. A melody as natural as the earth, however, is a sure sign of a music that has progressed through the tradition of the culture, and that this folk music has. Never contrived but perhaps jarring compared to western music could describe any eastern folk music, but with so little information available on Sibirskaya Vechora, we’ll go with that.
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Settlers from the Ukraine and Belarus who migrated to western Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries brought striking harmony singing, folk dances and music made on the hurdy-gurdy, accordion and guisli – musical traditions that have been kept with care by this intriguing ensemble direct from the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia.
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