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A Layman's Reaction: Alexey Arkhipovsky - Sharmanka
Fragments of a concert recorded by TV Culture on April 28, 2011 in the Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow International House of Music.
Алексей Архиповский - Шарманка
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Note: I do not own the rights to this instrumental, I am just reacting to it.
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Alexey Vitalyevich Arkhipovsky (also spelled as Arhipovskiy, Russian: Алексей Витальевич Архиповский; born 15 May 1967) is a modern-day Russian balalaika player
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The balalaika (Russian: балала́йка, pronounced [bəɫɐˈɫajkə]) is a Russian stringed musical instrument with a characteristic triangular wooden, hollow body, fretted neck and three strings. Two strings are usually tuned to the same note and the third string is a perfect fourth higher. The higher-pitched balalaikas are used to play melodies and chords. The instrument generally has a short sustain, necessitating rapid strumming or plucking when it is used to play melodies. Balalaikas are often used for Russian folk music and dancing.