Dobranotch

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Dobranotch
a photograph of members of Dobranotch performing on stage in 2016
Dobranotch performing at the Rudolstadt-Festival in 2016
Background information
GenresKlezmer, Balkan music, Russian folk music
LabelsCPL-Music
Websitedobranotch.com

Dobranotch (Russian: Добраночь) is a folk music ensemble from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in Nantes, France in 1997, the group plays Klezmer, Russian folk music, Balkan music, Moldovan music, and a mix of other genres.

History[edit]

Dobranotch was founded in Nantes, France in 1997 by three folk musicians from Saint Petersburg: Mitia Khramtsov, Oleg Drobinsky, and Stas Zubtsov.[1] These musicians had been living in France at that time, busking and playing Jewish and Celtic music.[2] The group's name, which means "good night" in Russian, is also a reference to a tune genre in Klezmer music which marked the end of the day's events in a traditional Eastern European Jewish wedding.

Because of the eclectic personal and musical backgrounds of the group's members, their repertoire came to include a wide variety of genres including not only Klezmer and Balkan music, but Russian-language Jewish songs from Odesa, Middle Eastern music, and others.[1] The group became an important part of the renewed popularity of Klezmer music in Russia in the 1990s, notable for their use of traditional acoustic instruments rather than electronic music.[3][4][5]

The group has performed at a number of festivals over the years, including the Fusion Festival and Jewish Culture Festival Krakow,[6] KlezKanada,[7] Ashkenaz,[8] the Rudolstadt-Festival,[9][10] the Sziget Festival.[11] The group has won various awards, including the Eiserner Eversteiner audience favorite award in 2017,[12] the Russian World Music Award in 2018, and the German Record Critics Award for best third quarter release in 2019.[6]

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine members of the group left Russia and have been living abroad due to their opposition to the invasion.[13][14]

Discography[edit]

  • Musique Russe & Yiddish (OTZ, 1999)[1]
  • Чтоб Душа Развернулась... (Let the Soul Unfold, Kailas Records, 2002)[1]
  • Gagarin Chochek (Orange World Records, 2005)
  • In The East The Sun Decides All (Orange World Records, 2010)
  • Bazardüzü (no label, 2012)
  • Виноград (Vinograd, no label, 2014)
  • Махорка (Makhorka, CPL-Music, 2017)
  • 20 Years (CPL-Music, 2018)
  • Merčedes Colo (CPL-Music, 2019)
  • Zay Freylekh (CPL-Music, 2022)[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Joining Forces". The St. Petersburg Times. 22 October 2004. ProQuest 340536694. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ Shokin, Samantha (17 September 2018). "Dobranotch Delights in New York". Jewish Currents. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ Rubin, Joel (2015). "Klezmer music – a historical overview". In Walden, Joshua S. (ed.). The Cambridge companion to Jewish music. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 135. ISBN 9781107023451.
  4. ^ Feldman, Walter Zev (2016). Klezmer: Music, History, and Memory. Oxford University Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780190636418.
  5. ^ Wickström, David-Emil (2014). "The St. Peterburg Scene". Rocking St. Petersburg - Transcultural Flows and Identity Politics in Post-Soviet Popular Music. Berlin: Ibidem Verlag. p. 107. ISBN 9783838261003.
  6. ^ a b "Dobranotch". dobranotch.ru. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Events". KlezKanada. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ^ Silverstein, Barbara (30 August 2018). "Festival showcases traditional Jewish fare". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Das Archiv von: Rudolstadt Festival". festivalticker.de (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Others about us - 6. - 9. July 2023". rudolstadt-festival.de. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Sziget Festival 2019". festivalticker.de (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Preisträger". malzhaus.de (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  13. ^ Delfosse, Mickaël (5 November 2022). "Le groupe russe Dobranotch invité du Bar Mundial de La Petite Fabriek à Froyennes". sudinfo.be (in French). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  14. ^ Donadio, Beppe (20 June 2022). "A Roveredo un festival 'Grin'". laRegione (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  15. ^ Broughton, Simon. "Zay Freylekh!". Songlines. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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