Groupe Bratsch - Нанэ цоха
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The story of the Bratsch group in the mid -70s, when two talented French musicians: a brilliant “self -taught” - guitarist and singer Dan Garibyan (Armenian by origin, playing with Russian, Armenian, gypsy musicians, and inspired by Armenian, Russian, Greek And the eastern music, which was very fond of his grandfather and grandmother, emigrants from Armenia of the time of the Russian Empire) and violinist French Bruno Girar (at one time abandoned the "academic reading" of music, preferring to play "by ear" and from memory), decided to form together together The "street" ensemble, which would not have closed in the framework of a certain genre, performing the most different music - from Gypsy to Arabic and South -American. Soon they were joined by - the accordionist Norbert Abudarham and the smuggle -bassist Pierre Jacques. In the mid-70s, at the beginning of their creative path, Bratsch performed with the famous American singer and actor Theodore Bickel, singing both in English and in all languages of Eastern Europe, mixing a variety of styles. Bikel and "discovered" the work of the group to a wide European listener. Usually, to recording his albums, Bikel invited the musicians of the nationality, whose songs he sang, but in Bratsch musicians, Bikel met not just the next “session” musicians, but real like -minded people: the interweaving of cultures and musical styles is generally characteristic of central Europe, especially - especially Where the formation of gypsy music took place. Already after cooperation with Theodore Bicelle, Bratsch traveled around the whole world, and in 30 years they performed in all the best halls in Europe - from the Parisian Olympia to the London Albert - Hall.
The first album "Bratsch"-"Musique de Partout" was released in 1976, two years later in 1978 the album "J'aime Un Voyou, Maman" was published, then the group participated in several European folk festivals, in including in the Swiss city of Basel and the Dutch Dortht and Dordrecht. In the summer of 1981, Bratsch took part in one of the productions of the Paris Tetra Potiniere, which was released by Live A La Potiniere (1981). The next record of the fans had to wait almost eight years - “Notes de Voyages” was released only in 1988. Then the ensemble spoke for a month on the scaffolds of "Comedie Caumartin" in Paris and took part in the Festival "Bourgeon Spring" ...