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Pesniary | |
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 Pesniary performing in Yaroslavl, 1974 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (Now Minsk, Belarus) |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1969–2003 |
| Labels | Melodiya, Boheme Music, Media Star |
| Past members | List
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Pesniary (also spelled Pesnyary, Belarusian: Песняры, [pʲesʲnʲaˈrɨ]) was a popular Soviet Belarusian folk rock VIA. It was founded in 1969 by guitarist Vladimir Mulyavin.[1] Before 1970, the band was known under the name Liavony (Лявоны).[2]
Style
[edit]Pesniary combined various types of music, but mostly Belarusian folklore though often with various rock elements and later rock as well. Several of Pesniary's songs were composed by Aleksandra Pakhmutova. The surprising influence of early Frank Zappa was also notable.[citation needed]
Biography
[edit]In 1973, the band participated in Soviet television film "This Merry Planet".
Pesniary was one of the very few Soviet bands (and possibly the first one) to tour in the United States in 1976.[citation needed] They toured the American South with folk band The New Christy Minstrels.
After Mulyavin's death in a car accident on 26 January 2003, the original Pesniary split. Five different bands claimed to be the official descendants of Pesniary, touring and performing original Pesniary songs.[3] These are:
- Belarusian State Ensemble Pesniary – a state-produced band under the Ministry of Culture of Belarus, consisting mostly of young musicians.
- Belorusskie Pesniary – led by former Pesniary saxophonist Uladzislau Misevich.
- Bortkevich's Pesniary – led by former Pesniary vocalist Leanid Bortkevich.
- Svechkin's Pesniary – led by former administrator of Pesniary Igor Svechkin, split from Bortkevich's Pesniary in 2004.
- Liavony – a band which split from Bortkevich’s Pesniary in 2008, consisted of young musicians, none of whom participated in Pesniary until 1998.
- Until 2006, the Liavony-Pesniary ensemble existed under the direction of the classical line-up drummer Alexander Demeshko. The band broke up in 2006 after his death.
Discography
[edit]| Year | Album | Transliteration | Meaning |
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| 1971 | Ты мне вясною прыснiлася | Ty mnie viasnoju prysnilasia | I dreamt of you in spring |
| 1974 | Алеся | Aliesia | Alesya |
| 1977 | Перапёлачка | Pierapiolachka | The Quail |
| 1979 | Волoгда | Vologda | Vologda |
| 1980 | Гусляр | Husliar | Guslar |
| 1982 | Зачарованная моя | Zacharovannaya maya | My Enchanted (live album) |
| 1984 | Через всю войну | Cherez vsyu voynu | Throughout the Whole War |
The band also released dozens of singles.
Lineup
[edit]The lineup of the band changed frequently. Among the most notable and long-lived band members were:
- Lyudmila Isupova (vocals, flute,1975–1979)
- Vladimir Mulyavin (guitar, vocals,1968–2003)[4]
- Valery Mulyavin (guitar, trumpet, 1968–1973)
- Leonid Bortkevich (vocals, 1969–1980)
- Anatoly Kasheparov (vocals, 1970–1990)
- Valery Dayneka (vocals, alto, 1976–1992)
- Igor Penya (vocals, 1980–1998)
- Leonid Tyshko (bass guitar, 1968–1981)
- Vladislav Misevich (saxophone, flute, 1968–1992)
- Alexander Demeshko (drums, 1968–1988)
- Valery Yashkin (keyboards, hurdy-gurdy, 1968–1977)
- Vladimir Nikolayev (keyboards, trombone, 1971–1980)
- Cheslav Poplavsky (violin, guitar, 1972–1979)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ «Песняры» в квадрате
- ↑ Программа «Во весь голос» — виртуальный музей ансамбля Песняры
- ↑ Жданович, Анна (17 March 2014). "Опыт и молодость "Песняров"" (in Russian). Belorusy i rynok. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Звание заслуженного артиста БССР Владимир Мулявин получил в Чувашии
External links
[edit]- “Pesnyary”- official website of the group (БЕЛОРУССКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ АНСАМБЛЬ "ПЕСНЯРЫ"-официальный сайт Archived 2014-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- PESNIARY(PESNYARY)
- Pesniary Music Albums
- «Песняры»-unofficial website
- Pesniary discography at Discogs
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- Belarusian folk music groups
- Belarusian rock music groups
- Belarusian folk rock groups
- Belarusian progressive rock groups
- Soviet vocal-instrumental ensembles
- Belarusian musical groups
- Pop-folk music groups
- Soviet rock music groups
- Musical groups established in 1969
- Musical groups disestablished in 2003
- 1969 establishments in Belarus
- 2003 disestablishments in Belarus