Folklore group "Stari Koni" (Old Horses). Stari Koni. (Old Horses)

Not that long ago I heard singing of this group for the first time – and now it already seems to me that it is just impossible not to fall in love with them. And no wonder that they were recognized everywhere they performed – and it is strange that only now these records have been released in proper quality with a normal number of copies. And – happily. For the voice of, for example, Dominika Chekun is really something incredible. Unusual, bright – and very expressive, natural, somehow... age-old. It seems to me that it is able to come into notice and charm anyone – both those who are already experts in authentic singing, and those who hear something of the kind for the first time. And here you have not one voice, but four, and all of them are not simple. Moreover, the complicated, elaborated melodies – for Polissya is famous for preserving archaic samples of the song culture. Well, and the high level of mastery of the performers results in that the audience not just observes – it experiences an extremely deep immersion in time. And, believe me, the highest quality impression remains. Quite possible that you won't immediately want to go to the village of Stari Koni – but, I am sure, you will listen to this disc not once.

Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)