   
♫ Russian folk song duo Svetlana Smirnova and Yury SelivanovRussian, Cossack, Ukrainian and Gypsy songs performed by Moscow based "Russian folk song Duet". Honored performers of Russia Svetlana Smirnova and Yury Selivanov graduated from Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. Currently based in Moscow, Russia.
Svetlana Smirnova and Yury Selivanov have been working in the genre of a traditional Russian folk music for many years. The clear voice of singer Svetlana Smirnova and the soft baritone of Yury Selivanov rivet the audience's attention. Their emotional performances exite many of their fans in Russia. People apploaded to songs of Russian folk duo in Norway, Sweden, Holland, France, Belgium, England, Indonisia and Mexica. Duo introduced traditional culture of Russian folklore in more then 40 countries all over the world. 
Yury skilfully plays the bayan, garmoshka, balalika, guitar and Svetlana accompanies him
playing traditional Russian folk percussion instruments - rattles,
spoons, tambourine.
"A red berry is born" - a slow cossacks song of tragic love of a cossack towards a lass. The destiny separates them. Interpretation is wide and flowing "The Tver chastushkas" - short funny couplets. Traditionally it is performed by young people together with dancing with accompaniment of bayan, garmoshka or balalaika. "Village-village" - this playful cossack's song was sung by solgiers during military compaigns while riding horses. The scanning caracter of the song, resilient rhythm transmit the spirit of a marching song. Right now Honored performers of Russia Russian folk song duo Svetlana Smirnova and Yury Selivanov are members of Moscow state musical folklore theatre "Russkaya pesnya" (director Nadezhda Babkina).
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1991 duo program of performance in France
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