Today is the International Balalaika Day. About a thousand years ago they started "to balalaika" in Russia. Six hundred years later they blogged about the balalaika in the "Memory from Strelets Order to MaloRussia Department".  It was the first official mentioning of the balalaika.  The document dated June 13th, 1688 (old style)  or with (new style ( Read more... )

SINGERS: Alexander Menshikov, Yakov Yavno, DANCERS: Valentina Kvasova, Natalia Ejova, Olga Chpitalnaia, Olga Yeliseyeva, Aliaksandr Anatska, Andrij Cybyk, Alexander Rudoy. MUSICIANS: Leonid Bruk (bass, balalaika contrabass), Lev Zabeginsky (balalaika), Elina Karokhina (balalaika), Alexey Efimenko (guitar), Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar, vocals ( Read more... )

Два концерта в городе Талахуя (штат Оклахома) прошли как по маслу. На улицах холодный дождик бил в темя и отчасти освежал ( Read more... )

Our tour manager from Mexico tour was having bad dreams every night after we left the country ( Read more... )

Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya on the tour in Oklahoma with legendary Russian singer Nikolai Massenkoff ( Read more... )