Balada pra Cmoka. Single

2021

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Balada pra Cmoka (Ballad of the Dragon) is a legend about St. George's famous defeat of a dragon, which is the most heroic episode in known myth or history. We restored Belarusian folk version of the ballad, it is known as Daŭnym-daŭno toje bylo (Once upon a time there was). The eternal theme of the fight between darkness and light, the confrontation of old and new, the story about courage, strength, bravery and faith. Lyrics and music are folk. Arrangement: Stary Olsa.

Alieś Čumakoŭ (vocal, hurdy-gurdy, gusli, shawm)
Ilja Kublicki (cisters, back vocals)
Maryja Šaryj (flute, shawm)
Zmicier Sasnoŭski (hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, tromba marina, jew's-harp, back vocals)
Aliaksiej Vojciech (marching drum, percussion)
Andrej Apanovič (two-sided drum, back vocals)

Recording, mixing and mastering: Dmitriy Golodko, ForZ Studio (BY)
Artwork: Kaciaryna Vadanosava
Cover design: Dzianis Likhalap

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