A polyphonic Slavic & Balkan vocal Experience backed by hypnotic percussion and dance.
new single “toy bastar” is out!
In preparation for our upcoming album release, due out March 22, 2024, we have released our first single, “Toy Bastar”!
Toy Bastar is a traditional wedding folk song from the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. “Toy” translates to Wedding or Celebration, “Bastar” translates to Beginning. The song is celebratory, sending blessings and abundance to the bride and groom at their wedding feast. Dedicated to the host of the event, the song praises his generosity. He is a noble man who generously distributes gifts to the guests including a chapan (traditional cloak), horses and jewelry. The song describes the thunder of loved ones who come from far away on horseback to attend the wedding, and the presence of all the ancestors who look down from the heavens, showering the newlyweds with blessings for a good future.
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