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Karelian Folk Music Ensemble (The Kennedy Center)

Karelian Folk Music Ensemble

The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble is the only touring group of musicians playing traditional folk songs and instruments of Karelia, a large region that is partly in Russia and partly in Finland. The Ensemble is a professionally-trained and widely-traveled trio of singers and musicians from Petrozavodsk, in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The ensemble’s music is a mix of Finnish, Russian and Karelian cultures. They sing in Finnish, Kaarelian and Russian, as well as perform instrumental and dance music. The Ensemble first came to the U.

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Karelian Folk Music Ensemble 11/23/07: Karelian Folk Music Ensemble

The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble, a trio from Petrozavodsk in the Russian Republic of Karelia, performs music ranging from a cappella Russian village songs to ancient epics accompanied by Finnish harps.

Karelian Folk Music Ensemble

The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble, a trio from Petrozavodsk in the Russian Republic of Karelia, performs music ranging from a cappella Russian village songs to ancient epics accompanied by Finnish harps.
Karelian Folk Ensemble 3/9/05: Karelian Folk Ensemble

Karelian Folk Ensemble trio of singers and musicians from Petrozavodsk, in the Republic of Karelia, Russia perform instrumental and dance music in Finnish, Karelian and Russian.

Karelian Folk Ensemble

Karelian Folk Ensemble trio of singers and musicians from Petrozavodsk, in the Republic of Karelia, Russia perform instrumental and dance music in Finnish, Karelian and Russian.
Karelian Folk Music Ensemble 2/21/04: Karelian Folk Music Ensemble

Karelian Folk Music Ensemble, from the Karelia region made up of parts of Russia and Finland, perform an exciting mix of traditional Finnish, Russian, and Karelian folk songs.

Karelian Folk Music Ensemble

Karelian Folk Music Ensemble, from the Karelia region made up of parts of Russia and Finland, perform an exciting mix of traditional Finnish, Russian, and Karelian folk songs.

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