Jewish Community Center, Marblehead, MA. Balalaika Trio. Russian Traditional dancing, music, songs in Massachusetts
Russian Trio Barynya provided 45 min programs of traditional Jewish, Russian, Gypsy and Ukrainian dances, songs and music at the Marblehead's Jewish Community Center located at 4 Community Road, Marblehead, MA 01945. The audience was elder adults, Holocaust survivors, mostly from former USSR and Europe. The program of performances included Russian folk button accordion garmoshka introduction with popular folk song "Moroz" (Ой, мороз-мороз), Russian folk song and dance "The Snowstorm" (Russian: Метелица - Metelitsa), introduction of Russian folk instrument balalaika with performance of Russian folk dance "Kamarinskaiya" (Камаринская), Russian Gypsy Roma song and dance "Dark Eyes" (Очи Чёрные), "Skorogovorkee" - Medley of Russian tongue-twisters (Скороговорки), "Evreiskiy Tanets" - Russian Jewish wedding dance with Candle (Еврейский танец со свечкой), Ukrainian folk song and dance "You Tricked Me" (Пидманула), Instrumental Balalaika Medley of two Russian folk songs "Muzh" and "Valenkee" ("Как заставил меня муж", "Валенки"), Popular Russian folk song "Kaleenka" (Калинка-малинка моя), and other selections.
08-30-2024, Cafe St. Petersburg, Newton, Massachusetts
Saturday, August 30th, 2024, 80th birthday party at the Cafe St. Petersburg in Newton, Massachusetts. Exact address of the venue: 57 Union St, Ste 1, Newton, MA 02459, www.cafestpetersburg.com. 45 min program included "Марджанджа", "Бричка", "Шатрица", "Дорогой длинною", "К нам приехал наш любимый", "Очи чёрные", "Счастье вдруг", "Чардаш", "Money", "Путь бегут неуклюже", "Мохнатый шмель", and "Two Guitars"
July 30th, 2020, virtual performance for the Stoughton Public Library, Stoughton, Massachusetts
On Thursday, July 30th, 2020 starting at 2pm ensemble Barynya presented one hour concert for the Stoughton Public Library, 84 Park St., Stoughton, MA 02072. Phone: 781-344-2711. The program was titled "BARYNYA. From Russia With Love. Music, songs, and dances of old Russia".
Barynya is the biggest and the best Russian dance and music ensemble outside of Russia (New York, USA). Russian, Gypsy, Cossack, Ukrasinian dances, songs and music with live accompaniment of balalaika,
domra,
garmoshka, Gypsy guitar, bayan and contrabass balalaika