Artist description The metaphor of a plant - an organism that is formed by two - above (vershki) and under (koreshki) the ground – parts. The organism must have them both to develop itself in a natural way.

Music Style ethno-impro-trance (world&jazz)

Musical Influences traditional music (Senegal, Tuva, Russia, India) and improvisation

Similar Artists Vershki DA Koreshki

Artist History started by Alexei Levin in December 1994 in Amsterdam it developed in a world band that made around 100 concerts and festivals during 1995 – 1998 in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, USA, Czech Republic, Portugal, Japan, Norway.

Group Members From June 1998 VdaK work with a NEW LINE UP: MOLA SYLLA – vocal, mbira/kongoma, xalam, percussion ALEXEI LEVIN – piano, accordion, mouth-harp, reeds VLADIMIR VOLKOV – double-bass SANDIP BHATTACHARYA – tabla, vocal For special projects VeDaKi invite SPECIAL GUESTS: SERGEY STAROSTIN (Moscow) – vocal, flutes, clarinet, zither KAIGAL-ool KHOVALYG (Tuva ) - vocal, khoomei, igil MARI BOINE (Norway, Lapland) - vocal

Instruments vocals /m'bira, xalam/ tabla/ double-bass/ accordion,piano,mouth-harp,reeds,..

Albums 1) Vershki da Koreshki / AL SUR/MEDIA 7, France, ALCD 204,1996// 2) Real Life of Plants, Vershki Da Koreshki, LongArms/GreenWave, CDLA 96020, 1997 // 3) Gombi Zor, VEDAKI Records, VECD 99-111, 1999.

Press Reviews The great thing about Vershki Da Koreshki – something like “roots and leaves” – is that everybody seems to be staying true to their traditional techniques, yet the end result is a completely new music which sounds like they’ve played it all their lives. (…)Whether the jazz snots, folk police and style fascists like it or not, there really is some World Music being made. And this is a brilliant example. / Ian Anderson, FolkRoots, Jan/Feb ’97 The group’s approach couldn’t be more straightforward: the musicians would select a major chord and explore it for the duration of a song, crafting a dry, windblown sound – the ideal soundtrack to a walkabout. It made a perfect sense to enjoy Vershki Da Koreshki as a Russian answer to Origon…” / Mark Keating, RhythmMusic sept. 98, page 52 “Improvising is important in our music, so we don’t loose contact with the present… I see ourselves as four individuals in the first place, after that as representatives of different cultures. Making individuals communicate with one another, that’s what it’s all about.” / interview with Alexei, Utrechtse Dagblad, NL ... This music rooted in the traditions of four musicians, but certainly not bound by it. .. Yet this is fresh music - real fun for the mind as it engages the soul / Sule Greg C. Wilson; RhythmMusic, April 98, page 51

Location Amsterdam - Netherlands

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