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Hi, I wonder if your site can list/suggest the name of the most famous russian folk music CDs or records ever released. I love russian folk music, especially solo singing and the choral women's singing etc. Having a good lists of these can help me to begin my collection?

Can anyone tell me the name and correct spelling of an instrument which is like castanets? Thank you

Hey Liz Nicol! Do you mean Russian wooden spoons? In Russian they are called "lozhki". Here is an article http://www.russia-ic.com/culture_art/traditions/512/

Can you please tell me the name of the female singer/dancer in the first photo of the group on this page? Thank you.

Can anyone give me informations about radunitsa folk group?

I am doing an oral presentation on Russian folk music and wondering how can I download some of the music samples on this website such as Greshny cheloveche.

your music is really good!

Thank you for information on folk songs and folk groups. I am working on a Masters degree in Ethnomusicology, specializing in Russian folk music at San Diego State U. I have studied Russian for 2 years. I have 3 questions: 1) Do you know of anyone who has developed a song cycle of songs about the usual life of a girl growing up in 19th century Village Peasant Russia, perhaps in Northern Russia. The song cycle could include songs about the young girl, songs about the girl becoming a woman, getting married and having children and then singing lullabies to her child and perhaps a song about the elderly woman. I know that there are songs for the "wedding play," However, I was thinking about songs throughout a woman's life 2. Do you know if anyone is currently singing Russian wedding laments? If so, how could I find out about it? 3. If I traveled to Russia, how could I study with a expert on Russian folk music or at least find out when folk groups would be performing so that I could listen to the performances for a few weeks in August 2009? Thank You.

I am a second year student and I attended a performance of Russian Folk Dance and Music. I require to conduct a "cultural encounter", as part of a Cultural Anthropology class. Which brings me to why I am contacting you. I wondered if perhaps you can assist me in completing my report by answering a few questions? Quest #1: In Russia, why are the traditional dances and music performed? Quest #2: In Russia, who typically takes part in the traditional dances and music celebrations? Are these performances held regularly? Quest #3: What meaning do these performances hold for those who participate in the performance? I thank you for your art and for your consideration is assisting me in this report. Thank you.

I am looking for a song (mp3) called Chaika or Chayka, music by M. Petrenko, lyrics by N. Yuzhni, beginning "v tom gorode yunom"...Can anyone help me find it? Thanks

Hi Joan! You can find it here: http://kkre-34.narod.ru/mihailov_p/chh.mp3 (Pavel Mikhailov - Chernomorskaya Chaika (M.Petrenko - N.Yuzhny))

HELP looking for old russian children song: Nad Rekoy Nad Okoy (Pakhnut medom Pakhnut myatoy) lyrics - Visotskaya composer - Panin or Makarov was performed by Dunaievsky chor by Chmireyev chor by Lokteyev chor and by Bolshoi Detski chor MP3 even poor quality

in 1961 while in Japan I bought a 3-record collection of songs by the Moscow Chorus. I had studied and sung some of the songs and I fell in love with those records. I loaned that boxed set of records to a person a couple of years ago. He left the state without returning them. I have looked on Amazon.com, EBAY, etc. on the web and cannot locate a similar set of records. Can someone assist me? Thanks

I am looking for all the words and music for: Ivan Skavinsky Skavar.

I am searching for information about a not so well known russian folk song: "I dropped my little ring" (сронила колечко). Does someone know, where I can find some information (no lyrics or notes, just info!)?