Listen to the live interview Episode #481: A.V.A Live Radio Behind The Music with Jacqueline Jax: http://tobtr.com/10060685

 

Jacqueline Jax logo photoGETTING TO KNOW DUET AGATA
by Jacqueline Jax host of A.V.A Live Radio

Interviewing: Irena Kotvitskaya

The project uniqueness and novelty is in the interaction of specific vocal and instrumental lines. The vocal line is traditional, sacral. It saves dialects, archaic mood and manner. The instrumental line combines the author’s performance style and techniques of modern music styles (world music). The accordion and the voice often coexist in different tonal and rhythmic plans that create a polyphonic effect and make parts more self-sufficient.

 

Song name: Jurja
Music Genre: neo folk/ world music/accordion&vocal
Ancient pre-Christian texts and authentic dialects have gained the unique sound due to the original author’s treatment. Belarusian song heritage is placed within modern musical context which includes minimalism, neo-classic and common European folk music forms (waltz, tango, salsa, milonga).

“Jurja ” it’s Pre-Christian prayer for a good harvest, song of spring period. This аuthentic song is more than 1000 years old

Link:: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jurja/id1173547337?i=1173547380

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N3S8YG9/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk2

 

Music business..
There are many wonderful moments like the invasion, the attention of fans, the mission in studying the ancient traditions of native people. Bad sides are а small number of venues and concerts in a genre like ours.

I would love to have 5 minutes alone with….
Such a question was from Marcel Proust. I would not want to spend 5 minutes with anyone, it’s too little. I’m inspired by creativity Pēteris Vasks.

 

Website and social media links:
AGATA duet web-site http://duetagata.by/
Irena Kotvitskaya web-site – http://irenakotvitskaya.by/
FB – https://www.facebook.com/DUET.AGATA
FB- https://www.facebook.com/irena.kotvitskaya
soundcloud- https://soundcloud.com/user-546093058
youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh_zRdHlR77Xvm-zV55UONw
youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOYVcbnWk4uW1BTzursM_Iw
https://www.instagram.com/irenakotvitskaya