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Torban is a band that is respectful of traditional music. It is named after the torban - "burgundy bandura". This incredibly beautiful string-tweezing musical instrument (lute family) was popular among the gentry in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The basis of Torban's music is ancient songs found in archival materials. They are rather ritual: carols, shchedrivkas, for Midsummer Day (Ivana Kupala Day), for weddings, etc., because they are full of archaic, pre-Christian content. Every song is carefully listened to and studied, and only after that do we provide arrangements to fill the songs with new colors and contemporary sound, but with the maximum preservation of melody, rhythm, and text.
Torban was the result of the musical quest of members from various bands, including Kings and Beggars, Perekoty Pole, and Olenky.
Marichka Chichkova - singing, concertina;
Yurko Dvornyk - singing, hurdy-gurdy, drymba;
Valeriy Skoryk - bass guitar;
Danuta Zgarda - singing, percussion instruments, brass;
Artur Temchenko - singing, percussion instruments, drymba.
The first performance of the band took place on June 21, 2016, at Fête de la Musique in Lviv.
Since then, the musicians have recorded their first "Vesna" album, made two tours across Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and played dozens of concerts in Ukraine.
Torban on other social networks: Instagram, Bandcamp, YouTube, Soundcloud.
The basis of Torban's music is ancient songs found in archival materials. They are rather ritual: carols, shchedrivkas, for Midsummer Day (Ivana Kupala Day), for weddings, etc., because they are full of archaic, pre-Christian content. Every song is carefully listened to and studied, and only after that do we provide arrangements to fill the songs with new colors and contemporary sound, but with the maximum preservation of melody, rhythm, and text.
Torban was the result of the musical quest of members from various bands, including Kings and Beggars, Perekoty Pole, and Olenky.
Marichka Chichkova - singing, concertina;
Yurko Dvornyk - singing, hurdy-gurdy, drymba;
Valeriy Skoryk - bass guitar;
Danuta Zgarda - singing, percussion instruments, brass;
Artur Temchenko - singing, percussion instruments, drymba.
The first performance of the band took place on June 21, 2016, at Fête de la Musique in Lviv.
Since then, the musicians have recorded their first "Vesna" album, made two tours across Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and played dozens of concerts in Ukraine.
Torban on other social networks: Instagram, Bandcamp, YouTube, Soundcloud.
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