A night you will not forget...In a prolific career that has spanned almost four decades, BG (Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov) has continued to enchant his audiences with new sounds and a lyrical language that has earned him the affectionate title "Poet Laureate of Russia". Accompanied by an international ensemble of musicians performing on instruments from the sitar and tabla to the violin and flute, he presents a fusion of his own classic folk melodies with sounds from around the world. "Music is an ocean. I just venture into the ocean and follow the waves". |
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Among the musicians performing with BG are:
- Flautist Brian Finnegan from award-winning Anglo-Irish band Flook.
- Sitar player Sheema Mukherjee, who learnt her art from the Indian legends Pandit Nikhil Bannerjee and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan...
- Sarangi player Maria Pomianowska - a multi instrument maestro equally adept at playing Eastern instruments and those of her native Poland.
Video
Listen to an interview where the Russian legend talks about his musical philosophy:
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Acknowledgements
Music player created by Jeroen Wijering