Welcome to EthnoRussia!

Many people, both in Russia and abroad, believe that Russian folk music is all alike and sounds like the famous "Kalinka" performed by matryoshka-looking women with balalaikas. However, beyond the "official" Russian "traditional" music that you can hear on Russian radio or that gets officially exported to other countries, there is an infinite ocean of genuine musical culture.

There are songs that mothers have been singing to their daughters, from generation to generation. These songs were carried through hundreds and hundreds of years, sometimes evolving, sometimes staying close to what they sounded like in those ancient days. Many songs even survived from pre-Christian times. 

The goal of EthnoRussia is to protect these ancient traditional Russian songs, to share our knowledge and promote the real Russian traditional music to the rest of the world.

The site will include new sections, texts and songs. Discover the world of Russian traditional folk music!

Upcoming performance:

Conference for Russian-speaking women in WA
Saturday, June 6, 2009, 2:00 PM
FGC Center, 2011 152nd Ave NE, Redmond, WA