Belarusian groups and performers. Star musicians with Belarusian roots (photo)

Belarusian folk songs captivate and captivate with their melody. Perhaps it is difficult to find someone who does not know them. The reason for this is wonderful motives and euphony. musical instruments. The original style and originality made Belarusian folklore popular. Vocal and instrumental groups of this country conquered the planet. The most famous of them are, and. On the musical resource, the site can be downloaded for free as individual compositions, as well as a collection of works by your favorite performers in mp3 format.

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The basis of the Belarusian folk music was the culture of the ancient Slavs. Its main feature was the great popularity of ritual songs. Also a big role in the Belarusian musical folklore play church liturgical hymns. Played a significant role in the development of folk music in Belarus. traditional dances and dances. The real heyday of folklore began in the country on the verge of the 19th and 20th centuries. Then there were the first music schools, full-fledged theaters and conservatories.

guitar player Rammstein Paul Landers was born on December 9, 1964 in Brest. He received the name Ivan, and his last name, according to some sources, was Barbotko. In deep childhood, his family moved to Moscow. There, mother and father separated. With a new husband, the mother moved little Vanya to Berlin. From life in the Soviet Union, Ivan has the only legacy left - he speaks pretty decently in Russian.

In Germany, Ivan married Marthe Landers and took her last name, and with it the name Paul. Future star adheres to the rules of the pioneers of Russian rock, and in Berlin works as a fireman in the library. Free time, of course, fully gives music. First he played in the group "Die Firma", then "Feeling B". In 1994, he became one of the founders of Rammstein, whose history is well known to everyone.

The famous composer, jazzman, author of ballets, operas, vocal-symphonic and chamber works as well as many songs for Broadway musicals Vernon Duke was born on October 10, 1903 at Parafyanovo station, Dokshitsy district, Vitebsk region. The real name of the musician is Vladimir Alexandrovich Dukelsky. In green childhood, his family moves to the Urals, and then to the Crimea. In the United States, Vernon Duke moved in 1921, and in 1939 received American citizenship. Now his musical and literary archive is stored in the US Library of Congress, and in Belarus they don’t even remember him.

Outstanding Bass and Stick Player Tony Levin also has Belarusian roots. In one of the interviews before coming to Russia, the musician admitted:

“My mother is from Ukraine, and all grandparents are from Ukraine and Belarus, so I have long wanted to come, see the people here, breathe this air ... I tried to convince King Crimson come here(we are talking about Russia. - approx. Euroradio), I suggested to Peter Gabriel, but I never managed to arrange these tours. Now I am happy and looking forward to how it will be. Anyway, I love vodka!”

Tony Levin played with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Dire Straits, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Eddie Van Halen and many other world stars. If his ancestors had not left Belarus, the musician could have taught our rock stars how to use the stick. Or maybe just sleep...

King of the Surf Guitar Dick Dale(real name Richard Anthony Mansour) also does not hide Belarusian origin. His grandmother is local, however, the musician, unfortunately, does not have other information. But it is known for certain that 1962 is considered the starting point of surf rock, when Dick Dale released three major hits: "Misirlou", "Surf Beat" and "Let's Go Trippin". And the last and main wave of popularity of this style is the appearance of the musician's tracks in films. Quentin Tarantino.

David Arthur Brown- American musician, vocalist, songwriter and leader of the band Brazzaville once said:

"I have Jewish roots, and my mother's family are from Belarus and Bulgaria. I was one of the few white boys in the area, so I feel comfortable among different people and it doesn't matter what color their skin is. Moreover, it always surprises me a little when there are only white Americans around.”

He even thought about looking for the graves of relatives when he came to Minsk with a concert. But there was no time for that.

“This is confirmed by the document - a notarized copy of the metric certificate. It says that Wolf Shlemovich Vysotsky is Vysotsky's grandfather, he was born in Brest, and his father, a tradesman in the town of Selets, is Helm Vysotsky,- says the head of the research department of the Berezovskaya regional newspaper Mayak Nikolai Sinkevich.

In Brest, Vysotsky's grandfather Wolf married the paramedic Bronstein. And they played a wedding Jewish traditions. Then they moved to Kyiv, where their son Semyon, Vysotsky's father, was born.

The leader of the group Mumiy Troll” Ilya Lagutenko before the Minsk concert in support of the "Rare Earths" album, he told reporters that he also has Belarusian roots. As it turned out, his grandfather is the same architect Vitaly Lagutenko, who at one time came up with "Khrushchev".

"My grandfather was born in Mogilev, then moved to Moscow and entered the architectural institute. Later he was given technical task, to resettle people from communal apartments, to make very economical housing - which, in my opinion, grandfather did."

Even the prima donna Alla Pugacheva great-grandfather with great-grandmother (Pavel and Maria), lived in the village of Vzgorsk, Slavgorod district, Mogilev region. At the time of collectivization, Pugacheva's grandfather Mikhail left for Moscow, where his son Boris (father of the singer) was born. The ancestors of Alla Borisovna are buried near Mogilev. And her aunt Valentina Petrovna Valueva still lives in Mogilev.

At Andrei Makarevich, the founder and the only permanent leader of the Time Machine group, his paternal grandfather was a rural teacher in the village of Pavlovichi, Grodno province. My paternal grandmother is from the village of Bluden, also in the Grodno province. In 1915 they moved to Moscow, where the musician's father was born. By the way, Andrei Makarevich's maternal grandfather and grandmother are also Belarusians, originally from the villages of the Vitebsk region.

That the Norwegian singer and violinist Alexander Rybak of Belarusian origin, all the journalists of the post-Soviet space were noisy. To be proud of the winner of Eurovision-2009, and even the record holder for the number of points in the history of the contest, is not a shame. The Rybakov family still keeps in touch with their homeland, because a maternal grandmother and a paternal sister live in Minsk. My paternal grandmother lives in Vitebsk. By the way, the father of the musician Igor Alexandrovich is also a violinist, he worked in musical ensemble in Vitebsk, and in Minsk chamber orchestra. And my mother worked in the editorial office music programs Belarusian television.

There are many musical stars with Belarusian roots around the world. You can also remember the immigrant Viktor Smolsky- leader of the German metal band Rage and now the Bialystok group Toobes, but the majority still settled on a dimensionless Russian stage: Alena Sviridova, Shura and Leva Bi-2, Diana Arbenina, Boris Moiseev, Natalia Podolskaya and many, many more.

The best Belarusian singers and singers gathered on December 13, 2011 at the presentation of the National music award in Minsk at the Palace of the Republic. see photo Belarusian stars on the site!

Before the awards ceremony, Belarusian stars walked the red carpet.

Aleksey Khlestov (according to the results of the music award - the best male vocal of Belarus!) willingly smiled and posed for a photo. Anatoly Ermolenko hugged blondes from the Topless group. Vasily Rainchik didn't get bored either...

To the start-attention-march! ... The organizers directly ordered the stars

On the red carpet - brilliant Gunesh. And behind her - the guys from the "Pull-Push" group.

To be honest, I have never met a violinist of such height... :)

Christmas tree presenter: "I have the most anti-crisis outfit - natural spruce." Singer Inna Afanasyeva: "Happy New Year to everyone!" And a little later, at a gala concert, Inna Afanasyeva herself accepted congratulations: the singer received a music award in the nomination "Best female vocals»

Irina Dorofeeva, as always, is stylish and charming.

13-year-old Lydia Zablotskaya, who won bronze at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011, gives an interview with Vasily Rainchik. And a few moments later - the awarding of the National Music Prize and Lida Zablotskaya - "Asterisk of the Year" (best young performer).

I think I got it! This is how the "angels of goodness" look from the song by Lydia Zablotskaya, with which she performed at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest...

The girls from the "Topless" group "sang" with Uncle Vanya and continue to conquer men...

Gunesh. Always on the top

And more photos of young Belarusian bands and performers.

So, the owners of the National Music Award in the region variety art in 2011 became:

In the nomination " Best Song of the year"
- Dmitry Koldun "Ships" (music by D. Koldun, lyrics by I. Sekachev)

"Best Female Vocal"
- Inna Afanasyeva

"Best Male Vocal"
- Alexey Khlestov

"Best musical group»
- group "Trinity"

"Discovery of the Year"
- "TEO"

"The best song on Belarusian language»
- “White Swallow” (music by V. Kondrusevich, lyrics by O. Boldyrev) performed by Alena Lanskaya

"Best Album of the Year"
- Anna Khitrik and the group "S`unduk" "Volume One"

"Best Concert of the Year"
- Y. Poplavskaya and A. Tikhanovich "Love-fate" Vitebsk amphitheater May 4, 2011 (broadcast July 3, 2011 on STV channel)

"Best Clip of the Year"
- "Litesound" group "See You In Vegas" (dir. D. Karyakin)

"Best Journalist" musical critic)
- O. Klimov - music critic, music columnist for the newspaper "SB: Belarus Today"

"Best Producer"
- Maxim Aleinikov (E.V.A, Topless group)

"Best tour"
- "J:Morse" "Electrification of the whole country"

"Asterisk of the Year" (best young performer)
- Lydia Zablotskaya

SPECIAL PRIZES:

"Best staging of the act" (For a bright stage image)
- Venus

"Best Duet"
- Vadim Galygin and Ilya Mitko "Only You"

"Best Arrangement"
- Sasha NEMO - all songs of her own performance, L. Gribaleva, N. Bogdanova, Alesya

Audience Award
- Irina Vidova

After the news that super popular Ukrainian performer from Belarus, the news came that he was not alone: ​​our artists that would take part in the Belarusian national selection. Like, there is less competition than in Ukraine, the performers explain.

How can I say… By the way, Belarusians are a very “speaking nation”. Ethnic Minsker Alexander Rybak, remember? And the popularly belovedVerasy”, “Pesnyary”, “Syabry”? They tore up stadiums! And now a new galaxy has come to the favorites of our grandparentsmusicians, many of whom are known all over the world.

1.Naviband

The duet of Artem Lukyanenko and Ksenia Zhuk loudly announced itself during Eurovision-2017. Our Jamala won, but the positive vocal couple of Belarusians received the highest score from the Ukrainian jury and a lot of votes from the audience. Recall that Naviband performed the song "History of Maygo Zhytsya" ("History of my life").

Now Naviband is a quintet that also plays guitar-driven pop-rock, dream-pop and breakbeat, mixed with blues and indie pop. The guys recently released new album"Adnoy Darogai" and went on tour. Soon they will also perform in Kyiv - we are holding a drawing of tickets for the concert. Participate!

2. "Bi-2"

Few people know that the world-famous duet of Leva and Shura began their stellar career in the glorious city of Bobruisk. It was there, in the children's creative school, in 1988 that the young Shura (real name - Alexander Uman) and Leva met (he was named Yegor Bortnik at birth). They grew up, founded a group, toured Belarus with concerts, then Israel, and then settled in Australia. On account of "Bi-2" - soundtracks to many famous films, cooperation with symphony orchestra and a whole bunch of music awards. They recently released their tenth album, Event Horizon.

3. Sergei Mikhalok

The leader of the super-popular group "Lyapis Trubetskoy", which blew up the dance floors for 25 years - from 1989 to 2014. - not so long ago "retrained" into a serious rocker, and his group has already managed to loudly declare itself. The "Lapis" were punk punks, which made them especially revered by young people. Released as many as 13 albums! Well, the brutal Brutto already boasts 5 albums, not counting singles and collections.

4. Bianca

The singer "lit up" in show business thanks to her collaboration with rapper Seryoga. By the way, for this she even refused Eurovision. In our country, not so long ago, she “shot” her - “Doggy Style”. Rumor has it that the famous weight loss of Kamensky was timed to coincide with this event - so as not to seem "too large" against the background of the elegant Bianchi. The singer actively performs in three countries - Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, has many music awards and has released 6 albums. By the way, the other day Bianca shared good news She is getting married soon!

5. Evgeny Litvinkovich

A native of the city of Zhodino, he became famous in Ukraine by participating in the show "Ukraine Got Talent-4" and "X-factor". An unusual performer with a strong voice became a superfinalist! And also the winner "out of competition". He made a lot of noise in the Ukrainian showbiz, given the rumors about his gender ... After the triumph in song shows, he began solo career, released singles, videos, went on tour. However, after 2016, there is not much news about him. Probably preparing a "bomb";)

6. Seryoga

"Black Boomer" - this song in the 2000s was known by heart not only by teenagers, but also by adults! Rapper Seryoga (Sergey Parkhomenko) is from Gomel, and began to create in Germany, where he went on a student exchange. There he became interested in writing the so-called sports ditties in the style of rap and hip-hop. He returned home with a baggage of music, and decided to get promoted on Ukrainian TV. Happened. A couple of years ago, he launched the Polygraph SharikoOFF project. He released 8 albums, starred in several films, was a judge on the X-Factor show in Ukraine.

7. Alexander Rybak

The winner of Eurovision-2009 - Belarusian Rybak - performed in Moscow from Norway! That alone made him famous. And after he scored 387 points - a record result - after performing the Fairytale song with a violin, the guy from Minsk became famous all over the world! True, Alexander left his homeland at the age of 4, when his parents moved to Norway, but the family does not lose ties with Belarus. Rybak participated in the jury and was a guest of many Belarusian festivals. By the way, he also appeared in the Ukrainian "Star Factory". This year, the artist again takes part in the national selection from Norway.

Who else can be ranked among the famous Belarusians?

• Marc Chagall (artist, born in Vitebsk in 1887).
• Isaac Asimov (fiction writer, born in 1920 in the village of Petrovichi, Mogilev region).
• Leon Bakst ( theater artist, was born in 1866 in Grodno).
• Vasil Bykov (writer, born in 1924 in the village of Bychki, Vitebsk region)
• Natalia Podolskaya (wife of Vladimir Presnyakov).
• Dmitry Koldun (singer, composer, born in Minsk
• Anzhelika Agurbash (singer, ex-soloist of the ensemble "Verasy", born in Minsk).
• Max Korzh (rapper, born in the Brest region).