Music
Dances of India: the history of ancient art
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The dances of India are unique in their essence. This, in particular, explains their popularity around the world. Find out what we know about this ancient art in this article
Guitarist Richie Sambora. Biography and discography
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In 2018, guitarist Richie Sambora was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi and rejoined the band he left a few years ago. He has been playing guitar with this team since the early eighties. Richie Sambora also co-wrote many songs written by Jon Bon Jovi
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline: a story of love and hate
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The initiator of the relationship was Britney Spears, even though she was aware that Kevin Federline had a family. Besides, she knew that he was a loser. Federline himself spoke disparagingly of Spears. And yet they became husband and wife
Group "Umaturman". What is the secret of their popularity?
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The songs of the group "Umaturman" won the hearts of many listeners. But not everyone knows the history of its creation and the date of foundation. This will be discussed in this article. You will also find out who is in the group, what awards and albums are available and what is the secret of its popularity
The legendary composition of the Beatles. History of formation
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The magnificent Liverpool ensemble blew up the intractable and absurd city, and later the whole world. The Beatles consisted of four performers. But how was a group born in the British bowels, which could turn rock music into an art of global scale and popularity? None of the participants had a serious professional education! However, this is how talent is born
Group "Summa": history, arrest of leaders, current state of affairs
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One of the largest independent industrial groups headquartered in Moscow operates in engineering, logistics, telecommunications, construction and oil and gas industries. In the spring of 2018, the owner of the Summa group, Ziyavudin Magomedov, was arrested, and soon his brother Magomed was also arrested. They are accused of stealing more than 2.5 billion rubles from the budget
Bianchi's biography - interesting facts
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Tatyana Lipnitskaya was born on September 17, 1985 in Minsk. Since childhood, Bianca has been fond of music and vocals. And she took professional lessons. This is a young, active girl leading a busy lifestyle. A complete biography of Bianchi is presented in this article: the beginning of a career, hobbies and personal relationships of the singer
Group "Flowers": 20th and 21st century
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Stas Namin and the group "Flowers" were popular with listeners in the 70s and 80s of the 20th century. This is the group with which the "domestic non-format" began. "Flowers" was among the first to perform rock music on the national stage
Does a guitarist need a chromatic tuner
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An out-of-tune instrument will put the musician in an awkward position, and a demanding listener will cause discomfort. Therefore, the guitarist should not only stock up on mediators, but also keep a tuner on hand. So that the performance does not turn into a cacophony, it is better to take care of setting up the instruments in advance. The guitar will make an excellent duet to a concert grand piano or chamber harpsichord. The main thing is to sound on the same wavelength
Kaliningrad: city organ halls
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A trip to the westernmost regional center of Russia can be considered incomplete without visiting at least one organ hall. Kaliningrad, being an ancient European city, has preserved the remains of medieval Gothic. Here, by right, are several representatives of the most majestic family of musical instruments
USSR cassette recorder: reliability, quality and nostalgia
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The cassette recorder is an electromechanical device. It is designed to record various sounds, songs, concerts on magnetic media. They can be tape or wire, drums or discs, and others. Tape recorders are divided into sound (those that are designed to record sound) and recording video. The latter are called VCRs. This article provides information about cassette recorders in the USSR. What were they?
Conductor Yuri Temirkanov: biography, professional activities
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Outstanding artists of world renown always attract a lot of attention. How did the life of Yuri Temirkanov develop, where did he study, how did he get into music, what are his most significant achievements? It all started at an early age
The wives of Stas Mikhailov and his sudden rise
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Many producers have repeatedly regretted that they did not see the future idol of Russian women in the modest Sochi guy
Eleonora Filina: biography and divorce
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Today we will tell you who Eleonora Filina is. Her biography will be discussed in detail later. Our heroine was born on April 28, 1962 in Moscow. She was educated at a regular school No. 796. She graduated in 1979. After graduation, she entered the Moscow City Pedagogical University, where she studied at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Educational Psychology. Graduated from high school in 1986
Dinara Aliyeva: biography of an opera singer
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In order to achieve something in life, you need to set yourself ambitious goals. So says Dinara Aliyeva, an opera singer, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. That is why she went to conquer Moscow. Why did she connect her life with music? How was her life in the capital? This is our article
Popular group "Roots"
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The Roots group, created in 2002, has achieved tremendous success in show business. Let's find out more information about this team
Igor Kornelyuk: creativity, family, photo
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Igor Kornelyuk is a singer and composer. He was born in Belarusian Brest. Now Igor Evgenievich lives in St. Petersburg. The artist was very popular in the 80-90s of the 20th century. Now most of his work is occupied by writing music for films and TV shows
Sergey Kiselev: biography and creativity
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Many will say that the guitar and church music are not compatible. Actually it is not. Sergei Kiselev proves with his example that singing songs, after which a person can think about his actions, is not prohibited by Orthodox canons. He has been helping people on the path to God for many years. He writes the lyrics and music for these compositions on his own. The clergyman began to release collections due to the requests of friends who wanted to have cassettes recording Sergei's songs
Olga Molchanova: biography and photo
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Olga Molchanova was born in Yekaterinburg on March 27, 1949. In 1976, the musical performance “Wider Circle” was released on the central TV channel. The program became an unprecedented breakthrough for that period - the ratings were unrealistically off scale
Russian opera singers. List of opera performers
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The article tells about the most legendary Russian opera singers. Cult personalities and some aspects of their life are considered
Sukhanov Alexander: biography and creativity
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At the age of 17, Alexander Sukhanov writes his first song "The Stork Flies into the Clouds", which in the future will win the hearts of thousands of fans of the author's song genre. At the same time, he made his way to the All-Union Mathematical Olympiad, thanks to the results of which he was invited to study at once in two of the best universities in the USSR: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Moscow State University. Sukhanov chose Lomonosov University and entered the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics
English singers: outrageous, courage, detachment, freedom
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It's paradoxical, but the British, reputed to be a model of restraint and conservatism, do not adhere to any rules in music at all. English singers are always outrageous in their purest form, which at first looks too bold in the eyes of the public, and then becomes an icon of generations. Kings who blew up the world with their sound, rebels who were banned and impossible not to listen to - all these are English singers, the list of which is headed by the Liverpool Beatles
Medley for dance and more
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This article describes what potpourri is, where it is used and what it is characterized by. It also talks about the importance of potpourri for contemporary art
"Araks" - a group of stars
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The "Araks" group was very popular in its time. She passed through herself the performers who remain on the stage to this day or sparkled on it quite recently. Zatsepin, Pugacheva, Dolina - they were all part of this group
Oleg Anofriev - a man and a musician with a capital letter
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Do you like popular songs from the cartoon "The Bremen town musicians"? Of course, you love it, but you probably don’t know that almost everything was performed by one person. His name is Oleg Anofriev. Let's talk about the biography of this actor, musician and his creative path
John Anderson: biography and creativity
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John Anderson is an English musician best known as the founder and former vocalist of the cult progressive band Yes. Now John is engaged in solo work. From this article you can find out the biography of the musician, as well as information about his work and personal life
Lionel Richie - American star of the 80s
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In the 1980s, Lionel Richie reigned on the world musical Olympus. At that time he was no less popular than Michael Jackson. All thirty singles of the artist, released between 1981 and 1987, hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 hit parade, five of them took first place
Dominant seventh chord and its inversions: structure, resolution
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Harmony is one of the most difficult sciences in music. Nevertheless, its elements begin to be studied at an early stage of a musician's professional education - at a music school as part of solfeggio lessons. The knowledge of pupils of the Children's Art School and Children's Music School is more often limited to triads, the dominant seventh chord and their inversions. Introductory and second seventh chords are also passed. What is a dominant seventh chord?
The great pianist Svyatoslav Richter: life and creative path
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Richter Svyatoslav Teofilovich is an outstanding pianist of the 20th century, a virtuoso. He had a huge repertoire. S. Richter founded a charitable foundation. He also organized several music festivals
Matvey Blanter: author of "Katyusha" and many Soviet hits
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If the composer composed only one world-famous song "Katyusha", then he would forever remain in history. However, Matvey Blanter was the author of almost 200 songs, of course, they all did not become popular, like his most famous work. But among them there are many beautiful compositions that have become symbols of the Soviet era. And his melody "Football March" has been opening football competitions in various countries of the post-Soviet space for a long time
"Black obelisk" - the legend of the domestic underground
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The famous Moscow group "Black Obelisk" was officially formed on August 1, 1986 by Anatoly Krupnov. This group rightfully bears the title of "Legend of Russian Rock" thanks to extraordinary music and truly deep and philosophical lyrics
Group Evo - music of the XXI century
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EVO (Eternal Voice of Orbits) is a rising star of the Russian rock scene, born in Severodvinsk. The official date of formation is May 12, 2009. Music style can be described as trancecore, electronic post-hardcore
"Black economy" - hard rap from the underground
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Have you ever heard the aggressive and hard underground Russian rap? This article will introduce you to real hip-hop informals: you will learn about the history and discography of the Black Economy group
Elena Temnikova - golden viola "Star Factory"
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Undoubtedly, one of the most gifted graduates of the "Star Factory", and of the entire national stage, is Elena Temnikova. Her biography is full of information about achievements in numerous competitions, including those of a global scale. As part of the Silver group, she won third place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, but then left the project
Yulia Mikhalchik: biography and career
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On February 2, 1985, an incredibly sweet girl and talented performer Yulia Mikhalchik was born in Slantsy. Parents, Zhanna and Sergey, already in early childhood noticed their daughter's musical talent, so they tried their best to develop the abilities of little Yulia
Modern rock bands. Short review
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Russian rock is a direction in the genre of rock music. In turn, it is divided into punk rock, folk rock, hard rock, jazz rock, country rock, psychedelia, underground and some other styles
The leader of the group "Crematorium" Grigoryan Armen: facts from the biography
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Armen Grigoryan is one of the founders of Russian rock. His group "Krematorium" is over 30 years old, and it still releases albums and tours around Russia. Armen modestly calls himself not the lead singer of the group, but simply a musician
Katya IOWA - a singer and just a talented girl
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The incendiary songs of the singer IOWA ("Smile", "One and the Same" and "Minibus") successfully hit various radio stations, TV channels and instantly become hits. They are taken to popular series and TV programs - "Fizruk", "Kitchen", "Molodezhka", "Voice. Children", KVN, "Dances". The soloist of this popular group is Ekaterina Ivanchikova
Paata Burchuladze - biography and creativity
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Today we will tell you who Paata Burchuladze is. The biography of this person will be discussed below. It's about a singer with a great bass. He was born in 1955 in Tbilisi
How to learn to play the harmonica at home
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The harmonica is one of the most popular musical instruments. It pairs perfectly with guitar, accordion and other instruments. One of its features is its small size, you can take it with you on any trip or hike, while playing the accordion will delight and not let you get bored. So how do you learn to play the harmonica?