Otava ё

ARTIST: Otava ё

COUNTRY: Russia

GENRE: Contemporary Russian Traditional Music

MORE ABOUT: Otava ё (pronnounced “Otava Yo”) is a new folk project from St. Petersburg. Otava ё mostly plays Russian folk songs and tunes which were popular when their parents were young. Bagpipes, Russian gusli, fiddles, guitar and percussion – Otava ё plays powerful dancelike music which could be called Russian Beat. At times the music of Otava ё can make you laugh, even if you aren’t a Russian speaker.

MUSICIANS AND INSTRUMENTS:

Alexey Belkin: bagpipe, gusli, zhaleika, vocal
Alexey Skosyrev: acoustic guitar, vocal
Dmitry Shikhardin: fiddle, vocal
Natalia Vysokikh: violin
Petr Sergeev: darbuca, bass drum
Timur Sigidin: bass guitar

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:

- “Once Upon A Time” (2009)
- “By The Pharmacy” (2006)

SELECTED VIDEOS:

SELECTED PERFORMANCES:

- St. Patrick’s Day International Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia (2010)
- Na Kolomenskoi Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia (2009)
- Anna Akhmatova Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia (2009)
- Freedom of Word, St. Petersburg, Russia (2009)
- Ethnomechanic Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia (2009)
- Wild Mint Festival, Moscow, Russia (2009)
- Knights Castle Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia (2009)
- Russian Fortress Festival, Priozersk, Russia (2009)
- Ollin Kan Festival, Mexico City, Mexico (2009)
- Fountain Club, Liepaja, Latvia (2009)
- St. Patrick’s Day International Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia (2009)
- Midsummer Festival, Viborg, Russia (2008)
- May Tree Medieval Festival, Priozersk, Russia (2008)
- St. Patrick’s Day International Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia (2008)
- Days of the Sochi City Festival, Sochi, Russia (2008)
- May Tree Medieval Festival, Priozersk, Russia (2007)
- St. Patrick’s Day International Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia (2007)
- New Year Ethno Festival, St, Petersburg, Russia (2006)
- Samhain Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia (2006)
- May Tree Medieval Festival, Priozersk, Russia (2006)
- St. Patrick’s Day International Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia (2006)

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