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Irina Gushchina / vocal, guitar
Alexander Gushchin / violin, back vocals
Uros Rakovec / guitar, mandolin
arrangements / IRA ROMA
The members of the group present themselves with interesting repertoire
of original compositions combined with new arrangements. While playing
they manage to create a beautiful intimate atmosphere that is even more
relaxed by the little stories told by Alexander.
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Irina
and Alexander Gushchin, graduates of a renowned Russian
music school, come from Samara, a town by the Volga river
in the central part of the European Russia.
As a student of a music academy, Irina joined a group of
enthusiasts who went from village to village to learn from
old people ancient, nearly forgotten songs; she sang in
a Russian quire. As a member of the ZHIGULI band, she performed
in Finland, Bulgaria and Japan.
Fifteen years ago she began to perform with Alexander. They
are known in Slovenia as IRA ROMA. Initially their music
program consisted of traditional Russian songs, whereas
lately they have been intensively involved in reviving Old
Slavic folklore. In past ten years IRA ROMA had many concerts
and performances in Slovenia and abroad.
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Uros
Rakovec is a talented guitarist, who gained his first musical
experience in rock and folk. He studied the guitar at Berklee
College of Music in Boston and graduated from Landeskonservatorium
in Klagenfurt (Austria).
Uros Rakovec is known and respected in wide circles at
home and abroad. He is a member of several groups (AMALA, Tamara Obrovac Transhistria Ensemble, ... ); he plays jazz and rock
as well as classical music. He composes music for theatre,
television and films. He is a technically brilliant and
inventive musician with a fine sense of improvisation.
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