Истоки's lyrics & chords

The Russian folk ensemble Istoki ("Origins" or "Sources"; Russian: Истоки) was founded in 1995. The participants - students and graduates of the Department of Music of the Finno-Ugric peoples of the State Conservatory in Petrozavodsk, Karelia - are representatives of various Finno-Ugric ethnic groups in the Russian federation: Karels, Veps, Komi, Udmurt, Ingrian and Mari El. The ensemble is directed by the ethnomusicologist, musician and "Honored Artist of Karelia" Svetlana Nikolaeva, who spent many years engaging in the study of traditio...read more