Balalaika in the USA: Americans who play Russian folklore. VIDEO

Photo: Facebook Balalaika & Domra Association of America

In August, a concert was held near Washington by the phenomenal group of the American Association of the Balalaika and Domra (BDAA). The concert was attended by musicians from different parts of the United States and the world. Some participants have been playing Russian instruments for only a few years, and some for over 30 years.

The American Balalaika and Domra Association was founded in 1978 by three American musicians - Lyn Carpenter, Charlie Rappoport and Stephen Wolovnik. Musicians in their youth showed great interest in Russian and Eastern European cultures, and music performed on traditional Russian folk instruments, such as the balalaika, domra, button accordion, as well as all kinds of wind and percussion instruments.

“This interest was born after America saw and heard Evgeny Moiseev, Mitrofan Pyatnitsky, Nikolai Osipov. These performances in big cities inspired many American immigrants to try their hand at music,” said Association founder Charlie Rappoport.

Note that Rappoport, a native of Odessa, took over his interest in the balalaika from his father. “Of all the folk music in the world, Russian is for some reason closest to the American heart. We feel it, we feel it deeply,” he said.

Over the 30 years of its existence, the Association has grown into an international-class organization, with more than 400 members worldwide. They are united by an interest in Russian folk music. In addition, the Association publishes a journal four times a year, where articles on the current state of Russian music, historical facts, dates of concerts, interviews, etc. are printed.

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