I will tell those people who are interested in the creative development of the group Mandry that Leo, as a matter of fact, is Leonid Beley, the accordion player. I will also add for the same people that Leo’s personal creative activity differs greatly from the activities of the group. Frankly speaking, it is good - otherwise it would be simply boring, because nobody likes repetitions. As it is, we hear a person who quite successfully creates a dusky and agreeable atmosphere of the evening. The sun has already set down and now this music is asserting itself, since at daytime, as you know, glow-worms do not shine. And now… it may look like a walk about a city at night. It has just stopped raining, a cobblestone pavement is glittering in the light of street lamps, and no one is running anywhere in haste. This music is not making haste, either. It is peering into the night, inside of itself, into reflection of its eyes in dark water – and becomes fast. It is flirting with a stranger, but not seducing – it is playing easily, half in jest and with a smile. It is making acquaintances and eating ice cream, kissing warm wind at parting and going further - till the sun appears again.
Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)