Na Taku
| NA TAKU band (капэля НА ТАКУ) | |
|---|---|
 Darja Zujeva, Alaksiej Krukoŭski, Raman Jaraš 31 August 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Minsk, Belarus |
| Genres | traditional music |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Members |
Alaksiej Krukoŭski Taciana Hrynievič-Matafonava Raman Jaraš Jaŭhien Baryšnikaŭ Darja Zujeva |
| Past members |
Źmicier Sidarovič Ihar Doŭhi Alaksiej "Lesavik" |
"Na Takú" band (Kapela "Na Taku") (Belarusian: Капэля "На таку́") – Belarusian band, which plays traditional music.
History
In 2008 singer and piper Źmicier Sidarovič started a band, which organised traditional dancing parties in "Žar-Ptuška" café (Minsk) until 2011 and then in other places.[1]
Name
„Na Taku" (On the Threshing Floor) means in some empty tamped place. As ethnographers say the word "tok" (a threshing floor) meant different things in different regions of Belarus. Somewhere it was understood literally as a place for threshing, although in reality in all regions of Belarus not only agricultural works are connected with "tok" (a threshing floor), but also dancing parties. And here in Belarus we still have a generation (or even some generations) of people who remember how these dancing parties were organised. That's why I think that the name is pretty good for a band which organises traditional dancing parties.[2]— Alaksiej Krukoŭski
Repertoire
The band plays old everyday dances which originate both from villages and towns. The majority of dances are of Belarusian origin. Still the band plays Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Austrian, Breton and French dances as well. On the whole more than 100 different dances.[3] Dances are included in the band’s repertoire only if they are historically adopted to the rural culture and are well-integrated in tradition.[4]
We refused to orient on Medieval music, which is played by a number of bands, from the very beginning and chose an ethnographic dancing music style. I have no idea where 'medieval bands' take materials from. Perhaps they visit European festivals or search for music in the libraries. We can still talk to people, hear their songs. It happened so that someone in a village showed us a dance, and in a couple of weeks we were told that this person had died. It is weird to realize that the dance could have disappeared forever together with that person.[1]— Alaksiej Krukoŭski
Members of the band participate in ethnographic expeditions, adopt the traditional manner of playing from authentic musicians.[5]
Members
- Alaksiej Krukoŭski: accordion
- Taciana Hrynievič-Matafonava: violin
- Raman Jaraš: percussion, harmonica
- Jaŭhien Baryšnikaŭ: percussion, bagpipe
- Darja Zujeva: violin
Past members
- Źmicier Sidarovič: bagpipe
- Ihar Doŭhi: percussion
- Alaksiej "Lesavik": bagpipe, violin
Traditional Dance Club „SITA“
Traditional Dance Club "SITA" was set up in January 2012. Members of the club aim to renew dances from ethnographic sources, to learn the manner of dancing from traditional dancers directly (during ethnographic expeditions, from video sources) and during workshops conducted by ethnochoreographers. Foreign dances are adopted thanks to contacts with traditional dance clubs of neighbouring countries.
Festivals
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2011
2013
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2012
2014
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References
External links
- Traditional Dance Club „SITA“ on VK
- Traditional Dance Club „SITA“ on Facebook
- Traditional Dance Club „SITA“ on Youtube