Sasha Kolpakov
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Aleksandr Alexandrovich Kolpakov (; (born 15 February 1943 in Buzuluk,
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,
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) is a Soviet and Russian guitarist, singer and composer.


Biography

Coming from a ''
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found mostly in Russia and
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, he started playing a
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at an early age while living in the region of
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. Having moved twenty years ago to
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, he played in several groups but worked mostly in the
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, the only Romani theater in existence in the world. Kolpakov also engages in independent projects, such as playing with the Kolpakov Trio, the first Russian Romani ensemble to tour
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in the post-communist period. His nephew, Vadim Kolpakov has mastered the seven-string guitar and has been a member of the Kolpakov Trio since 1994. As a soloist and
composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...
, Rodava Tut is Sasha's first record, published by Opre, a Swiss label dedicated to the promotion of
Romani music Romani music (often referred to as Gypsy or Gipsy music, which is often considered a derogatory term) is the music of the Romani people, an ethnic-minority group concentrated in parts of Europe. Historically nomadic, though now largely settled, ...
. His music is typical of what one could listen to while spending an evening at home with Roma. Some of the songs are several hundred years old.


External links

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Sasha Kolpakov's bio in Guitarists and Compositors Illustrated Encyclopedia
(in Russian) 1943 births Living people Servitka Roma Russian male musicians Russian Romani people Romani guitarists Romani singers {{Russia-musician-stub