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Written in fRoots issue 202, 2000

KARAVAI QUARTET & IRINA KULYOVA
Babushka Matryona
Catalyst CATA 2 (1999)

Very skilful balalaika and domra quartet from the Russian city of Perm. Yes, they play Kalinka, but there’s rootsier stuff, and Kulyova is a fine singer with the tight-throated, hard “white sound”. Also included are clips of song and speech from 86-year-old collector/singer Anna Nikolaevna Mymrina.

© 2000 Andrew Cronshaw
 

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