Artist description Now "Mandry" occupy an original place in the modern Ukrainian youth culture. Due to the unique mixture of ukrainian folk traditions , modern rhythmic base, elements of city romance, french chanson, and traditions of reggey, blues, rock the group have various audience. The texts of the songs are full of images, but the emotional and tuneful filling of the songs make them understendable for people of other culture traditions and language.

Music Style folk-rock

Artist History The history of well-known Kiev group "Mandry" has began since 24 october 1997.The idea of creation of the group belongs to Foma, earlier known in Kiev musical underground for the creative project "Day dies early". In the period of formation (1995-1997) "Mandry" consisted of three musicians(Foma-guitar,vocal;Alexandr Kokhanovskiy-bass guitar, Oleg Vorobiyov- percussions) , and the sound was mostly acoustic.In october 1997 accordionist Leonid Beley entered the stuff of the group,inreaching Foma's songs with melodious colouring. Also the group had got a new percussionist in stead of Oleg Vorobiyov. The new percussionist Salman entered the stuff of the travellers" (mandry means travelling) with the full complete set of various percussions. Today "Mandry' is, probably, the only ukrainian group having a percussionist on the stuff.In this renovated stuff the group first appeared in the concert of famous russian group "Auktcyon" on one of the Kiev stages. Unfortunately, this concert wasn't very successful and after that the existance of the group was called in question. But the aquaintance with the leader of just-created producing centre "Asteroid" and signing a contract with this centre , gave "Mandry" the opportunity to continue active creative work. The group invited new drummer Andrey Zanko and buss-guitarist Sergey Chegodaev( in stead of Alexandr Kokhanovskiy). As the result,the sound of the group cardinally changed, acquireing modern rhythmic sound resiliency.In august 1998 the work on the first video "Romansero of a gentle queen" was finished (director Anton Trofimov ). The video quickly riched the top of musical video-charts in Ukraine. In september 1998 on the first Ukrainian contest of music video "Romansero of a gentle queen" took second place and was marked among the best in nomination "direction".In december 1998 the first "Mandry's" CD-single was released. Besides 7 audiotracks it includes multimedia addition, containing first video, text information and photoalbum of the group.The 1999 for"Mandry" was rich on concert and work in studio. In spring the group visited(and performed) the festival, dedicated to the 50-th anniversary of European union, which took place in Budapest. In summer 1999 "Mandry" took part in international festival "Rock-Kiev" (Kiev), "Pepsi-Sziget"(Budapest) and "Slovianskiy Bazar"(Vitebsk). At the end of the summer the material for a new video on the song "Mermaids" was shot. This song will be included to the new album.In april 2000 the first complete album "Romansero of a gentle queen" and a new video on the song "Mermaids" were presented. Now the group is working on the recording of a new album, which will be more serious in music and poetry.

Group Members Today "Mandry" are :Foma-vocal, guitar; Leonid Beley- accordion; Sergey Chegodaev- bass guitar; Andrey Zanko - drumms; Salman Salmanov Mamed ogly- percussions

Instruments guitar, bass, drums, percussion, accordion

Albums "Romansero of a gentle queen" , "Mermaids" (single)

Location Kiev - Ukraine

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