Maria Beltsikova and Tatiana Dordzhieva are two Kalmyk folk musicians,
named after the Mongolian descendants living in Russia. This compilation
gathers traditional Kalmyks songs (about the deportation of the Kalmyks in
1943-1944) and Soviet folklore.
Kalmyks (Oirats) are part of the Western Mongolian ethnos, living on the
territory of modern Russia. Tatiana Dordzhieva and Maria Beltsykova were
deported to Siberia. The 2 energetic and charismatic grand mammas present
here traditional Kalmyks songs (songs about the deportation of Kalmyks in
1943-1944) and Soviet Folklore.
This is the first collaboration between Ored Recordings and
Sub
Rosa.
“In early November 2014 we went to Kalmykia. Our goal was the local
"Dzhangar" epic. The epic genre, as one of the most archaic, can be called
a basis for Kalmyk music culture. We met up with Maria Beltsikova and
Tatiana Dordzhieva in this village. On the day of our meeting we were able
to record more than twenty songs. In the repertoire of Maria and Tatiana
there have been religious Buddhist songs, droning laments, ceremonial
wedding songs, heroic ballads about Kalmyks in the Patriotic War 1812,
and, of course, Soviet folklore. The songs of the "red" period was
presented with a variety of songs: praising the Communist Party and
workers of the collective farms and songs about the deportation of Kalmyks
in 1943-1944.”—Bulat Khalilov (Ored Recordings)
Maria Beltsikova and Tatiana Dordzhieva are two
traditional musicians and
performers from the Republic of Kalmykia, within the Russian Federation.
Members of the Kalmyk people, the descendants of Western Mongols who
emigrated to Russia, Maria Beltsikova and Tatiana Dordzhieva's repertoire
is composed of religious Buddhist songs, droning laments, ceremonial
wedding songs, heroic ballads about Kalmyks in the Patriotic War 1812,
and, of course, Soviet folklore.
