Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Folklore on stage: pop, rock, and void ...

Listen to folk music, will the club gig, you can. But I will put up with an arrangement in recent times, in the pre-perestroika times existed, folk music in Russia, as in a two-layer space. Exposed - officialdom. Many "folk orchestra" of professionals with higher education, folk choirs, including academic and pop-folk artist who became a symbol of Ludmila Zykina. Under a bushel - Amateur. No musical training or rural grandmothers or urban geeks with a sense of closeness "to the roots." That all changed in the turbulent 90 years. The winds of change in the lives of most people performed balalaika orchestra and masked faces, disappeared from the TV screens as folk choirs and pop-folk artists. Grandmother who love and know how to sing the old songs, a little povymerli course and nobody came to replace them. Rushing "to make money" country threatens to Ivan not to leave their roots. Only in some Muslim and Buddhist regions while maintaining the continuity of the song traditions and festivals of folk music as the focus remains on the mass audience, and on the local TV screen. In search of his face is amazing, but the dynamics of the revival of interest in the roots of the music came from where very few people waiting. Rock and electronic music, in search of authenticity and his own face, at one point turned to ethnic. In 1999 the group "Mill", the later the most famous folk-rock band of the country was formed. She was part of a larger movement, "Volker" - was for the most part, musicians who play against the then fashionable hobby "Celtic" theme and Irish-Scottish music culture in general, to the rock composition Irish Tunes. First, in English, but soon there was a group who built his own work in Russian. Sometimes these groups are called on Russian folk tunes, and soon informal Volker gains and Russian folk artists in rock arrangements. On the other hand, in 1997, formed the ethno-electronic project "Volga", requested the Russian world music experiments together with Inna and the group was "Rada and Blackthorn." Trip-hop, drum and bass, were combined with traditional dub completely archaic melodies, which led to a crowd of supporters. But the most popular experience in this direction, the track of the St. Petersburg e "Ivan Kupala" was founded in 1998. "Kostroma" and other songs were in many television and radio, have pop hits, and this bizarre way back into the life of an authentic voice. Despite the indiscriminate cuts in culture, almost all survive academic folk choirs and ensembles were those who receive state support ("Karagod", "Astrakhan Song," "Choir Pyatnitsky" etc.). Indeed after the death of his famous Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble divided into two groups independent creative business with gosteatrah - Taganka and hope Babkina. To listen to the professionals from folk music is always a possibility. However, the process has changed the soundscape of the whole country. Folk songs in the form in which they were sung village grandmother back in the 80's, irrevocably museum pieces. Now nobody sings even in the villages. The setlist of the ordinary chants for Family party of masses of pop hits, two or three most famous folk songs and maybe two or three rock songs (and by no means all) are made. Ubiquitous pop swallowed everything. The effect of changing traditions is fairly predictable - after singing melodic crisis in Russia and the world of pop music is generally unsuitable. Decently listen. The average Russian eventually became a student. What did he hear? Pop, rock and ... What? The selection is small, in fact. The most popular segment of the folk music on stage, sure pop-folk songs. And then there are two indisputable leader in the media and cash - Hope and Hope Babkin Kadysheva. Both graduated Gnesinka, both have their own musical theater with state status (and funding). Both distinguish ability, songs that are the ruler of the air time pleasant to write. This is in a position to attract the widest possible audience for events with which they are already working in different ways. Kadysheva limited by the same pop arrangements of folk songs and style, Babkina also sometimes the execution of authentic and spiritual songs. Following them is a layer of less media pop artist, "Balagan Limited", Barbara, Zara, John, Eugene Pleasing, Marina Devyatova Catherine Shavrina etc. We should also mention. The experience of composer Igor Matvienko to deliver crisp styling of popular songs for their media projects "Lube" and "Factory" However, the place of the "Russian Ofra Haza" is still vacant. None of the super hit folk song, as it has been possible to make Haza for Jewish songs, the Russian pop artists did not create the situation. Enduring lumps remain academic ensembles. Say Kuban Cossack Choir collects easily the major concert halls in the country. Academic and government funding so they do not fall into sin simplification and "pop", but also for creative experimentation, they are not ready to go, usually. Diluted, but still left a layer of concerts village grandmothers. They have their own theater group and their own ceremonies. To get their gigs was incredibly difficult, but it is worth it: Last Things. Songbird of the genus Goryunov Lukerya Andreyevna Koshelev who rarely leaves his home village Linova. Caused a stir in the qualifying competition "Euro Vision 2010" Ensemble "Buranovskie grandmother" of Udmurtia. They are few, but they are. Although there. And it's a fairly narrow layer of professionals who are able to experiment with the folk tradition of the point guard. It is these people - the pride and honor of the national ethnic. Russian song guru Sergei Starostin, balalaika virtuoso Alex Arkhipovsky, multi Sergei Klevensky, choir "Sirin" by Andrei Kotov, Gypsy Trio "Loyko" world music diva Inna coveted and Angela Manukyan, sisters Olga and Ivan Smirnov Taisiya Krasnopevtsev Quartet directed Anna Pingina Boris Bazurov and some other great musicians. They are few, they are almost never shown on TV, but these people know how to do high of a traditional Russian art song. But surprisingly grown and branched segment of rock music with folk roots. First delivshiysya to "Celtic", "Russian" and the rest, now with the development of show business, but in commercial and non-profit groups divided in this genre. First, just a little. Pelagia, for many, the girl loudly before Yeltsin remember singing, now connects Russian singing and art-rock, tended in recent years, the composition and performance of fine replica of a Russian folk song. The aforementioned group of "mill", which rose along with Pelageya in rotation "Nashe Radio", the stadium level and finally broke with former "Celticum." Now the "Mill" sings her own songs with Russian, Irish and Scottish roots, often with reference to events in the history of the country. Still strong and fruitful "Kalinov Bridge" Cossack song was a solid foundation for Dmitry Revyakina. Energetic folk-rock group professes "Tintal" and "Troll GNet El." And there's a whole generation of artists who do not gather not in large halls, but firmly with his loyal audience. "Bugotak" Mila Kikin "The Dartz» , "Iva Nova," "Reelroad", "Namgar", "Vedan-Kolod," "security Magic," "Meldis," "Musica radicum", "Rada and Blackthorn" "Tol Miriam", "Northern color", " Roots of lakes "," Turn of the Century, "" Yoki "," Water Street ", etc. Some of them outside Russia better known in it. But most importantly - it is hard rock played with different ethnic motives. In folk-rock community appeared and developed its own infrastructure in Moscow. Your news sites, festivals and clubs. The most famous and massive festival was to collect "Empty Hills" up to 70,000 spectators. Almost all the scenes of the festival anyway appear ethnic artists, although, in general, "Hollow Hills" non-genre section. Successfully launched the festival «Folkday" collected in 2009, about four thousand people. It is a shame that in 2010, he moved for an indefinite period, at the same time abolished the traditional folk festival "Harvest". But passed the summer festivals "Ivan Kupala", "Shadelynx hard folk rock" and "Lesoyar." Indeed, it is the entire selection. Russian scenario is impossible, not to mention the breathtaking poverty situation in Russia, compared to the traditional European culture. Practically no formation of ethno-jazz. There is absolutely no national music festivals, which can come and sing every (rare examples of Tatar or Tuvan care underscore the sad rule). After the mass closure of community centers across the country destroyed the infrastructure of the national non-professional music making. Finally, the system is not fully funding the development of native musical culture in this area will not even smell money. That's how many "full"? However, you can still further: the country's leaders totally ignore the problem of the preservation and development of the authentic Russian culture, even in words. Thus, the solutions are not even seen in the medium term. Development of the Internet was not a positive influence in this area, except for a very successful experience of the folk-rock groups to build a loyal community, especially to fill concert halls. With the collapse of the music industry, the studio recording a full-length album beyond draw even relatively popular ethno-musician. On the other hand, the Internet, even for money, high quality recording of folk choirs and ensembles impossible. So that education on the internet, in other areas is very useful in the field of ethnic music tends to zero. There is no special online music shop for folk music. The rough hand of famine, but do not press throat average Russian ethno-performers. He usually works days in main job, and your evenings give rehearsals and concerts. Roughly the same is true in Europe, is so critical in a situation like nothing. But the drift towards rock music - strictly enforced. All the little platform where the sounds. Today ethno-music, rock clubs (except for KC "House") In this situation, play Pitier mallet and is sentenced to a total lack of concerts. You have to give simply no place. Across Europe, these scenic areas and samples subsidized by the state, but there is no such practice. The situation is literally pushes young folk musicians to rock. Perhaps the situation could export orientation of Russian folk music to be changed, because a long-standing academic music. But even abroad. Sold very few domestic ethno-musician, not counting operating system purely on Diaspora popstars like Kadysheva Babkina In a world of relatively well-known recording of Inna wanted to Huun-Huur-Tu, Yat-Kha, Va-Ta-Ga, Volga, Sainkho Namchylak and several other names. In fact, with all the artists in this genre of world music, the Russian and Tuvan authentic folklore. In the field of folk-rock - no success, except for St. Petersburg girl group "Iva Nova." Great demand for Russian folk music in the world, and it must be recognized. Want to cope on their own. Adolescent generation of Russians who have never in my life heard of Russian folk songs. They simply have no place to listen to it. TV turns to pop music, folk music radio ignored (and public radio stations), in the ocean of the Internet, these songs were not considered. Within a few decades it will be possible to say that the authentic Slavic culture would be completely pushed you into the museum funds. The situation with the Tatar, Tuva, Caucasian and Gypsy music culture is healthy. Though they hold only by the introduction of the national melodies in low quality pop music, which is threatened by the prospect of a repeat of the "Russian" scenario. Saving option can serve as Internet radio stations. Without support they turn folk songs, and that's where you hear the full range of folklore. First of all it is, ethnic channels to "Radio 101" and Music Radio News, as the massive provide. If increase the development of the Internet's popularity redirects, some imbalance to equalize in the air. But while this is a bright spot in a rather gloomy landscape. Ken Guru, "Musical Life" for the magazine

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