Where "Buranovskie grandmothers"? History of the team, activities, composition

After the team's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, many residents of the Earth began to ask the question: "Where are the Buranovski grandmothers" from? The answer is simple - from Russia. Our country is so large that it has a huge number of talented people who can express themselves regardless of their age and social status.

A small village, very popular

The small village of Buranovo became extremely popular after the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012. Up to this point, not all residents of Udmurtia knew about the village. Now this is the most favorite place for visiting tourists. In the state of Russia, Udmurtia Is its subject. Buranovo can not even be called a village, it is a village with a population of 658 people. The village exists since 1710.

Since the building of the church in Buranovo, it has become the most visited: bazaars have been arranged for residents of other villages. Until now, the church has not survived. Now a new temple is being built, and ordinary grandmothers are collecting money for his erection. And it is this desire to make a place for people in the village where they can become closer to God, making the performers come out again and again.

Where are they from, these talented old women

Where "Buranovskie grandmothers" Take money? Who are they? What is their popularity? The collective "Buranovskie Grandmothers" songs are performed not only in the Udmurt language, but also Russian folk songs, as well as hits of famous contemporary performers, transferring them to their native Udmurt language.

The ensemble was created more than forty years ago. You can calculate the average age of grandmothers, he is seventy years old. For the first time the performers performed in 2008 during the celebration of the Mother Language Day. The holiday was held in the State Philharmonic of Udmurtia. The old women surprised everyone with their repertoire. They performed the songs of Viktor Tsoi and Boris Grebenshchikov. To ensure that the content of the songs of famous musicians were understood by all listeners, the collective performed works in their native language. It interested all the press and television.

The best of the best

And then a miracle happened: the collective representing Russia at the contest had the name "Buranovski grandmothers". "Eurovision" for them began with the qualifying round of the contest in 2010. Grandmothers took the honorable third place, having performed in their language a song about birch bark. In 2012, on another round of selection grandmothers sang a song that brought them incredible popularity, the right to speak on behalf of the whole of Russia and in the future, at the contest in Baku, to claim the second place.

Young people, famous people and venerable producers who gathered at the Eurovision Song Contest were greeted by grandmothers standing up. All were subjugated not only by the respected age of the performers on the stage of the old ladies, but also by an amazing sense of music and talent. The recording with the performance of the band "Buranovski grandmothers" became a real hit on the Internet. Sites and news lines literally exploded after the ensemble entered the stage. In the comments were the most enthusiastic reviews. They noted the originality and unconventionality of the song and the collective itself.

Feature of talent

This uniqueness lies in the fact that the grandmothers performed their own compositions. So, the song about birch bark, which made a sensation in the audience, was written by Elizaveta Filippovna Zarbatova, the oldest member of the collective. What is the song about? About the heavy share of a simple Udmurt woman, a rural woman. She thinks about how to dress and feed the children, how to manage everything in one place, without the help of strong men's hands. This song is relevant at the moment. How many single women with the same problems raise children, earn money, make a career. The song was written long ago, and the woman's share did not become any better.

Homeland of celebrities

Native village, where "Buranovskie grandmothers" come from, does not have such sights, for which it is worth to come for thousands of kilometers. But here they meet with a kind word, clean air, beautiful landscapes. And the famous artists will talk with everyone and give their autographs. The nature of Udmurtia is rich in its incredible expanses and talented people. That's where the "Buranovskie grandmothers" appeared. It is there that their sonorous voices and soulful songs sound.

Team "Buranovskie grandmothers" composition Has changed already. At the moment, only one participant left the previous one, which won the prize-winning place for the country. This is Natalia Pugacheva, People's Artist of the Republic of Udmurtia. In the renewed composition there are soloists from the State Ensemble "Italmas", the Republican Theater "Haykai", the head of the harmonica team "Arganchi" and simple amateur performers.

Honored award

"Buranovskie grandmothers" year His performance at the "Eurovision" was noted as a remarkable award "People's Artist" by the Decree of the President of the Udmurt Republic. According to this document, eight participants of the ensemble were awarded for their great contribution to the development of art and high performing skills.

The "Buranovski Grandmothers" collective "Eurovision" brought incredible popularity. Over the years of her work, women have been gaining mastery from concert to concert, becoming more popular. And participation in a competition of this scale became simply the law of their talented performances. But so far no one has been able to determine which genre can be attributed to the performance by grandmothers of their songs.

The team found admirers not only in their native village, republic and Russia as a whole. All over the world they became interested in the phenomenon of Udmurt old women. In Japan, one very much appreciates the appeal to national traditions and art. In this country a small documentary film about grandmothers was made.

For heaven's sake

"Buranovskie grandmothers" songs Sing very emotional, are happy to help each person with advice and deed, are very hospitable. Therefore, their dreams are as bright and pure as they are. Grandmothers always wanted to restore the Temple of the Holy Trinity in their village. All the money that the collective was able to earn at concerts was given to the fund of a village shrine. In May 2012, laid the foundation for the temple.

It is not necessary to be so naive as to believe that the money that the grandmothers earned could be enough to build a church. But incredible love for the ensemble melted the ice in the hearts of those people who are far from art. Thus, the head of Udmurtia Alexander Volkov allocated funds not only for the restoration of the temple, but also for the repair of roads and water supply in the village of Buranovo. In addition, two soloists of the ensemble Tuktaryova Olga Nikolaevna and Koneva Galina Nikolayevna became participants in the television game "Who wants to be a millionaire?". They won eight hundred thousand rubles and sent all the money to build a temple in their native village.

Incredible popularity

Charming grandmothers conquered many. They began to appear in commercials of popular food products and other materials. Famous old women are actively promoting safe traffic. They are freelance employees of the Udmurt State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. One of the participants of "Buranovski grandmothers" became a part of the team of torch-bearers of the Winter Sochi Olympic Games.

In the team, not always everything turned out well, but the ability to survive, to compromise distinguishes all the members of the song team. On tour, grandmothers always rely only on themselves. They stock up on canned food, take baked bread with them and cook their own meals.

"House of Lyudmila Zykina" signed a contract with the team "Buranovskie grandmothers" for a five-year term of cooperation. In May 2014, his term expired. The ensemble refused further work, as its participants did not agree with the decision of the producer. It was proposed to update the composition, typing young performers. All former members of the ensemble were fired, having put forward a ban on singing songs they sang in a collective called "Buranovskie grandmothers", because even the name of the ensemble, like all phonograms, was limited to the copyright of "Zykina House".

No one even suspected that a simple amateur collective would cause such a storm of emotions all over the world. And about the professional scene, none of the participants of the ensemble did not even think about it. They just wanted to get together to sing the way grandmothers and great-grandmothers sang. Songs helped in the work, distracted for a while from problems and everyday difficulties in life. For these simple women-toilers, the main concern of the villager is to plant and harvest the harvest in time, prepare pet food for the winter. For them, there is no problem of choosing between creativity and family. They always choose the second.

Forces take from nature

The performers at the Eurovision Song Contest were treated with great care and attention. The organizers were worried about the health of the grandmothers. With the team was constantly near the reanimatologist. The doctors conducted a special examination, which resulted in the conclusion that with health, every performer has everything in order. The thing is that the grandmothers live in harmony with the living nature, feeding on energy from its sources.

For grandmothers music is a true companion in life

Many of the Buranovo performers are unhappy in their personal lives. Some are completely alone. Music for them is the only opportunity for meetings and communication, it gives them additional energy and sense of existence. Women are trying to do everything with their own hands, carrying out heavy men's work. But none of them shows that it's hard for them. They come on stage, smiling, giving all listeners and viewers a good mood.

In the whole of Russia, every resident knows exactly what republic Buranovski grandmothers appeared in. This is the republic of Udmurtia, it was always famous for having weapons factories. Its territory was glorified by the ingenious designer, the creator of the world-famous automaton Mikhail Kalashnikov. And now the collective "Buranovskie grandmothers" has added a bit of glory for the native of its Udmurtia. Not every Russian village can boast of the fact that they are not indifferent to talented people.