In 2002, Mergen-Kherel Chadamba was accepted into the Tuva republic school of arts where he started learning playing national instruments. After graduation, he continued his…
Artist Profiles: Mergen-Kherel Chadamba
Tag: Russia
Artist Profiles: Olga Glazova
Olga Glazova was born November 26, 1993. She is a world music composer and gusli player (Russian harp). Olga plays the world’s only gusli with…
Artist Profiles: Nachyn Choreve
Nachyn Choreve was born in Tuva, a part of the Russian Federation. He is a soloist in the Tuvan State Philharmonic and founding member of…
Artist Profiles: Yuliyana Krivoshapkina
Yuliyana Krivoshapkina was born in Yakutia, also known as the Sakha Republic in northeastern Siberia, part of the Russian Federation. Yuliyana is one of the…
Interview with Alexey Belkin of Russian Folk Band Otava Yo
Otava Yo is one of the rising acts in contemporary Russian folk music. The Saint Petersburg, Russian-based band has an excellent new album available internationally…
Artist Profiles: hartyga
Khartyga or Hartyga, meaning hawk in the Tuvan language, is a band from the Republic of Tuva in Siberia, Russia. Comprised of professional musicians, Hartyga…
Artist Profiles: OYME
OYME (soul in English) is a Moscow-based group specialized in the culture of the Ugro-Finn traditions of Russia. Currently, the ensemble presents two types of…
Artist Profiles: Olena Podluzhnaya UUTAi
Olena Podluzhnaya, with the stage name UUTAi, is a singer and khomus player from Yakutia, Russia. Ms. Podluzhnaya says: “My native Republic is the world…
Artist Profiles: Dmitry Paramonov
Dmitri Paramonov is a renowned expert and researcher of Russian traditional culture. He’s also a musician, a scholar of various Russian traditional instruments, rune singer…
Artist Profiles: Pavel Lukoyanov
Pavel Lukoyanov is a professional musician, a graduate of the Russian Academy of Music in Gnesinykh. He plays the gusli performer, an ancient Russian folk…