izba_records \ Russkaya Muzyka Ансамбль Русская музыка

[ManyaFerg]

I was raised Russian Molokan in a church located in Los Angeles, California. Listening to this video brings back precious memories of my parents and grandparents who had the most beautiful voices. No musical instruments, just their glorious voices raised in praises to our Lord God thanking Him for bringing them to America and away from the terrors of the early 1900 Russian government. I don't know how to spell this in Russian so I will write it phonetically, "Dybok vom!" Bless you!

[elaikar5]

One more comment...these people singing are not not dressed as the Molokans do. Who are they? What religion are they? It's not the clothes, they are beautiful, but not dressed in the traditional Molokan dress. That's all...

[stanislavpaleha]

@elaikar5

izba-rec.com/info2/rel_002_rus­mus.php

[elaikar5]

So beautiful. So full of spirit! I remember this song at the various Molokan churches in Southern California. This particular song, as well as many others, evoked the holy spirit that many people raised their hands and/or jumped in splendid glory! I miss it, so I'm so happy to get a bit here on YouTube. Thanks for sharing! Brings it all back home.

[ivanovfolk]

2. As one of the singers of Sotrudniki Veri I cannot totally agree that it originates from Cotton Fields. The former has quite an original harmonic structure of its own, as well as its rhythmical line. Besides the former is quite sophisticated from the vocal point of view. So I personally do not see direct link between the two and consider each of them independent and original. If there are other opinions it would be interesting to discuss them in more detail

[blue1qaz2345]

The song "O Sotrudniki Veri" was composed by a Molokan Jumper/Maximist named V.V Prohoroff in the early 1970's. Cotton fields has nothing to do with it.

[ivanovfolk]

1. The question about the origin of Sotrudniki Veri melody was touched several times in the comments, and reference was made to the American Negro spiritual folk song: "Cotton Fields" by Lead Belly. Its tune is well known and wide-spread (even in the USSR after world war II Leonid Utiosovs Jazz Band played a popular song with a very similar tune). Apparently the situation in the US is alike.

[AJConovaloff]

Part 2:

О, сотрудники веры, вы взглянте все сердечно;

Как любовью Христовой, открыто всем нам.

O, сотрудников веры, вы любите все сердечно,

Как любовью Христовой, открыто всем нам.

[comsrsoviet]

you should not be posting stuff about us molokans

THAT IS NOT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DELETE YOUR COMMENTS!

[The3Chords]

@comsrsoviet

Stop burying your ignorant head in the sand.

[The3Chords]

@comsrsoviet

Stop burying your ignorant head in the sand.

[AJConovaloff]

О, сотрудниках веры, вы спойте все сердечно,

Как любовью Христовой, открыто всем нам.

Припев:

Соберёмся друзья вместе, запоём мы громко песню;

Про отцов и дедов, и всех наставников в вере нашей.

Получивши с небес, Духом силы и с торжеством;

Пойте песнью Моисея, и песнь Агнеца.

[AJConovaloff]

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American-Maksimist Песнь 762, Сионский Песенник;

and О Страдальцев 478, Новый Песенник.

[AJConovaloff]

О, сотрудников веры, вы вспоминайте все сердечно;

Как любовью Христовой, открыто всем нам.

О, сотрудники веры, находятся на небе;

Славят Отца, и Сына, и Святого Духа. Аминь.

[RusskayaMuzyka]

Many thanks to all the viewers for the great attention to our video and to the program of our concert which was prepared specially for the international scientific conference of ethnomusicologists. We hope that soon the video of the whole concert will be available to us, and we will place the songs of your interest in YouTube. At present our ensemble Russkaya Muzyka is preparing a CD devoted to Folk Christianity which will also include the unique music of Molokans and Dukhobors.

[ivanovfolk]

Here you can find the whole program of our performance:

1. CHRIST THE LORD IS RESURRECTED Easter canticle from an 18-th century book of Orthodox chants

2. TWO NUNS WERE WALKING DOWN THE ROAD religious song about parting of the soul and the body, Belgorod region

3. LAZARUSpsalm song of Ukrainian vagrant musicians accompanied by hurdy-gurdy playing

4. ADAM AND EVEpsalm song of the Ukrainian vagrant musicians

5. SOLOVKI MONASTERY epic song of the Cossacks of the Lower Don river

[ivanovfolk]

Dear friends, we the members of the Russkaya Muzyka ensemble thank you for your interest in this video. This is a small part of our program at a concert in the Russian Academy of Music (Moscow) on October 29, 2008, devoted to the opening of the International scientific conference Traditional Musical Cultures on the Borderline of the Centuries. The video recording was made by our friends IZBA Records.

[ivanovfolk]

6. WORLD-WIDE GLORY psalm song of the «Nekrasov Cossacks» who spent about 250 years in exile in Turkey.

7. DOVES funeral psalm «verse» of the Dukhobors.

8. ONCE THERE LIVED TWO BROTHERS psalm song of the Dukhobors about Lazarus.

9. BROTHERS IN FAITH psalm of the Molokans, Stavropol region.

10. BUT ABOVE ALL HAVE CHARITY (the Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Colossians) - psalm of the Molokans, Stavropol region.

[aussiemoli]

Where can I hear more of your songs like this one? It was just beautiful.

[AJConovaloff]

Spacibo Ivan:

Could you please also post videos for No.7, No.8, and No.10?

Molokans, especially Maksimists, would like to see No.10. Doukhobors would like to see No.7 and No.8

If you made a CD of only Molokan-Maksimist singing, many in the US and Australia would buy it.

Composer for No.7 is American Maksimist Vas. Vas. Prohoroff. Melody may be from American Negro spiritual: "Cotton Fields" by Lead Belly.

[ivanovfolk]

Dear Mr. AJConovaloff,

In the last sentence of your comment did you actually mean No.10 instead of No.7? Since No.7 (Doves) refers to the music of Dukhobors.

Thank you for your interest in our program.

Vladimir Ivanov, leader of Russkaya Muzyka ensemble

[AJConovaloff]

O-o-f-f! CORRECTION:

Composer for No.9 "BROTHERS IN FAITH psalm of the Molokans, Stavropol region." is American Maksimist Vas. Vas. Prohoroff. Melody may be from American Negro spiritual: "Cotton Fields" by Lead Belly.

Was this performance at the GNESSIN Russian Academy of Music, Moscow?

And was it part of Форум «Живая традиция» в Москве с 1 по 5 ноября 2008 года?

[ivanovfolk]

Dear Mr. AJConovaloff,

You seem to be very well informed about the Folk Forum which took place in Moscow on November 1-5, 2008. No, our concert was not part of Live Tradition. It was part of the international scientific conference of Ethnomusicologists "Traditional Musical Cultures on the Borderline of the Centuries", October 29-November 1, organized by the Russian Academy of Music. And yes, you are right, it is the concert hall of Gnessiny Academy of Music.

[AJConovaloff]

Международная научная конференция «Традиционные музыкальные культуры на рубеже столетий: проблемы, методы, перспективы исследования», которая состоится 2629 октября 2008 г. в РАМ им. Гнесиных.

folk(D0T)org(D0T)ua/forum/user­(D0T)html?user=100

[blue1qaz2345]

The tune for О сотрудник is nothing close to the tune for "Cotton Fields". I knew Dz Vasily personaly, and he never even listened to American music (due to his religiouse beliefs), let alone take there tunes.

[TacomaLover]

Could IZBA records or anyone else state how this group learned this song? Or if they know the origins of it?

[ivanovfolk]

The Russkaya Muzyka ensemble exists in Moscow since 1996 and our programs are mainly based on our recordings and recordings of other ethnomusicologists during folk expeditions.

[AJConovaloff]

Find many Molokan spiritual songs now on the Internet to hear and download.

See websites: -- molokan(D0T)narod(D0T)ru -- molokane(D0T)org -- sdhm(D0T)info -- lcweb2(D0T)loc(D0T)gov

And 300 Doukhobor songs

-- doukhobor-museum(D0T)org

[UberSprite]

I don't know 'izba records' but if you are interested in Russian folk song recordings, try contacting the United Molokan Christian Association:

U.M.C.A. Library

P.O. Box 5790

Hacienda Heights, CA 91745-5790

They may have some CDs, or may point you in the right direction to find some.

[AJConovaloff]

Note that the UMCA-Hacienda Heights normally refuses to sell by mail. To protect the spiritual assets of the Maksimists from wide distribution among the worldly non-believers, they usually insist you visit the library-bookstore in person during their limited hours on Sunday morning 9-10 am. and a few other times, like during the annual picnic.

[dave1blodgett]

Authentic. Repetitive, but, according to my Russian neighbor, usually performed by a choir of at leas 600 voices. I like it, but I also like minimalist music and Willie Nelson.

[blue1qaz2345]

Do they sing this song on a CD that I could buy? If so, where can I find it?

[RusskayaMuzyka]

Thank you very much for your interest in our singing. Our ensemble Russkaya Muzyka released our last CD with traditional folk songs 2 years ago in Russia. Soon a CD with traditional songs of Southern Russia will be released in Europe, and at present we are preparing a CD devoted to Folk Christianity. As soon as it is ready we will announce it.

[elaikar5]

Please let me know (it's July 2009) if your CD has been released yet. I am awaiting. Thank you! Elaine Karle

[RiceKrispieSkater]

Вы пожалуйста сказали бы мне который композитор и от какая вероисповедной секты

[IZBArecords]

Молоканство разветвилось на множество течений, из которых в настоящее время существуют три основных: постоянные молокане, или духовные христиане, духовные молокане, или прыгуны, и максимисты - последователи учения пророка Максима Гавриловича Рудометкина.

[damedicmt]

Hello, would you know if this ensemble is singing an original song? Or is this a song that is available somewhere? They sing very good together, good harmony.

[Hyperold]

Как они могут петь! Где вы видели Молокане прыгать?

[klyuchnikovsv]

Характерные движения при молениях (радениях)- подпрыгивания - характерны не только для некоторых молокан, но и для хлыстов, к примеру...

[Laurageai]

Поразительно

[klyuchnikovsv]

Да, вот это было отлично! Я думал они и вправду запрыгают, как молокане. Понравилось, блин...

[ETTA48]

What a WONDERFUL voices, lovely song, I loved it listening at this.