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Wonderful A Capella of Famous Russian Folk Song (Not for Me, 'Ne Dlya Menya' - Video)

Russian folk music is amazing

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Actually, it is a Russian genre called "romance". The words were written and published in a magazine in 1838 by a naval officer, A. Molchanov, and put to music the same year by the Russian composer N.P. Dewitte.

The group is a popular folk group from Bryansk called "Grandmothers Grandsons"  (Babkini Vnuki)

<figcaption>Great singing</figcaption>
Great singing

Enjoy.


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