# Pesniary

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Soviet Belarusian folk rock band

Pesniary Pesniary performing in Yaroslavl, 1974 Background information Origin Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (Now Minsk, Belarus) Genres Folk folk rock folk-pop progressive rock psychedelic rock psychedelic pop Years active 1969 (1969)–2003 (2003) Labels Melodiya, Boheme Music, Media Star Past members List Vladimir Mulyavin Vladimir Misevich Anatoly Kasheparov Alexandr Demeshko Leonid Tyshko Leonid Bortkevich Valery Yashkin Valery Mulyavin Valentin Bad'yarov Valeriy Gurdizyane Ivan Krylov Сheslav-Viktor Poplavsky Vladimir Nikolaev Anatoly Gilevich Yuriy Denisov Ludmila Isupova Ludmila Medvedko Oktai Aivazov Marc Shmelkin Vyacheslav Mihnovich Valery Dayneko Yevgeniy Pozdyshev Vladimir Tkachenko Igor Palivoda Igor Penya Sergey Laptashov Arkadiy Eskin Boris Bernshteyn Vladimir Belyaev Vladimir Kudrin Yuri Lukashevich Alexander Rostopchin Mikhail Kulʹkov Oleg Martakov Dmitry Yavtuhovich Valeriy Golovko Eduard Tyshko Alexander Vislavskiy Leonid Kovalev Oleg Molchan Nicholay Neronskiy Alexander Moskalchuk Vyacheslav Bulda Aleksandr Katikov Vladimir Marusich Oleg Averin "Kozlovich" Victor Molchanov Arkadiy Ivanovskiy

**Pesniary** (also spelled **Pesnyary**, [Belarusian](/source/Belarusian_language): Песняры, [\[pʲesʲnʲaˈrɨ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Belarusian)) was a popular [Soviet](/source/Soviet_Union) [Belarusian](/source/Belarus) [folk rock](/source/Folk_music) [VIA](/source/VIA_music). It was founded in 1969 by guitarist [Vladimir Mulyavin](/source/Vladimir_Mulyavin).[1] Before 1970, the band was known under the name **Liavony** (Лявоны).[2]

## Style

Pesniary combined various types of music, but mostly Belarusian folklore though often with various [rock](/source/Rock_music) elements and later rock as well. Several of Pesniary's songs were composed by [Aleksandra Pakhmutova](/source/Aleksandra_Pakhmutova). The surprising influence of early [Frank Zappa](/source/Frank_Zappa) was also notable.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Biography

In 1973, the band participated in Soviet television film "[This Merry Planet](/source/This_Merry_Planet)".

Pesniary was one of the very few Soviet bands (and possibly the first one) to tour in [America](/source/USA) in 1976. They toured the American South with folk band [The New Christy Minstrels](/source/The_New_Christy_Minstrels).

After Mulyavin's death in a car accident on 26 January 2003, the original Pesniary split. Five different bands claimed to be the official descendants of Pesniary, touring and performing original Pesniary songs.[3] These are:

- Belarusian State Ensemble Pesniary – a state-produced band under the Ministry of Culture of [Belarus](/source/Belarus), consisting mostly of young musicians.

- Belorusskie Pesniari – led by former Pesniary saxophonist [Uladzislau Misevich](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uladzislau_Misevich&action=edit&redlink=1).

- Pesniari – led by former Pesniary vocalist Leanid Bortkevich.

- Liavony – a band which split from Bortkevich’s Pesniari in 2008, consisted of young musicians, none of whom participated in Pesniary until 1998.

- Until 2006, the Liavony-Pesniary ensemble existed under the direction of the classical line-up drummer Alexander Demeshko. The band broke up in 2006 after his death.

## Discography

Year Album Transliteration Meaning 1971 Ты мне вясною прыснiлася Ty mnie viasnoju prysnilasia I dreamt of you in spring 1974 Алеся Aliesia Alesya 1977 Перапёлачка Pierapiolachka The Quail 1979 Волoгда Vologda Vologda 1980 Гусляр Husliar Guslar 1982 Зачарованная моя Zacharovannaya maya My Enchanted (live album) 1984 Через всю войну Cherez vsyu voynu Throughout the Whole War

The band also released dozens of singles.

## Lineup

The lineup of the band changed frequently. Among the most notable and long-lived band members were:

- [Lyudmila Isupova](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lyudmila_Isupova&action=edit&redlink=1) ([vocals](/source/Singing), flute,1975–1979)

- [Vladimir Mulyavin](/source/Vladimir_Mulyavin) ([guitar](/source/Guitar), [vocals](/source/Singing),1968–2003)[4]

- [Valery Mulyavin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valery_Mulyavin&action=edit&redlink=1) (guitar, [trumpet](/source/Trumpet), 1968–1973)

- Leonid Bortkevich (vocals, 1969–1980)

- [Anatoly Kasheparov](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anatoly_Kasheparov&action=edit&redlink=1) (vocals, 1970–1990)

- [Valery Dayneka](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valery_Dayneka&action=edit&redlink=1) (vocals, [alto](/source/Alto), 1976–1992)

- [Igor Penya](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Igor_Penya&action=edit&redlink=1) (vocals, 1980–1998)

- [Leonid Tyshko](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leonid_Tyshko&action=edit&redlink=1) ([bass guitar](/source/Bass_guitar), 1968–1981)

- [Vladislav Misevich](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vladislav_Misevich&action=edit&redlink=1) ([saxophone](/source/Saxophone), [flute](/source/Flute), 1968–1992)

- [Alexander Demeshko](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Demeshko_(musician)&action=edit&redlink=1) ([drums](/source/Drum_kit), 1968–1988)

- [Valery Yashkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valery_Yashkin&action=edit&redlink=1) ([keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), [hurdy-gurdy](/source/Hurdy-gurdy), 1968–1977)

- [Vladimir Nikolayev](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vladimir_Nikolayev_(musician)&action=edit&redlink=1) ([keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), [trombone](/source/Trombone), 1971–1980)

- [Cheslav Poplavsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cheslav_Poplavsky&action=edit&redlink=1) ([violin](/source/Violin), guitar, 1972–1979)

## See also

- [Soviet music](/source/Soviet_music)

- [Belarusian music](/source/Belarusian_music)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [«Песняры» в квадрате](http://www.eg.ru/daily/stars/16855/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Программа «Во весь голос»](http://www.vma-pesnyary.com/programs/vovesgolos.php) — виртуальный музей ансамбля Песняры

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Жданович, Анна (17 March 2014). ["Опыт и молодость "Песняров""](http://www.belmarket.by/opyt-i-molodost-pesnyarov) (in Russian). [Belorusy i rynok](/source/Belorusy_i_rynok). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200409065901/http://www.belmarket.by/opyt-i-molodost-pesnyarov) from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Звание заслуженного артиста БССР Владимир Мулявин получил в Чувашии](http://naviny.by/rubrics/culture/2008/10/04/ic_articles_117_159306/)

## External links

- [“Pesnyary”- official website of the group (БЕЛОРУССКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ АНСАМБЛЬ "ПЕСНЯРЫ"-официальный сайт](http://www.pesnyary.by/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140414044503/http://pesnyary.by/) 2014-04-14 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [PESNIARY(PESNYARY)](http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2284)

- [Pesniary Music Albums](http://www.tagtuner.com/music/albums/Pesniary/)

- [«Песняры»-unofficial website](http://www.pesnyary.com/)

- [Pesniary](https://www.discogs.com/artist/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%80%D1%8B) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

Authority control databases International VIAF National Czech Republic Artists MusicBrainz

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