♫ Russian folk singer Natalia Smirnov (Demidova)

Russian folk singer Natalia Smirnov (Demidova) is a native of Moscow, Russia. She graduated from Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. She is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

Russian folk singer Natasha (Natalia) Smirnov, New York City

Russian folk singer Natalia Smirnov (Demidova)

As a student Natalia Demidova was performing with semi-professional Russian music group "SLAVICHI" (Director Gennady Rudnev). After completion of formal education she performed as solo singer with professional ensemble "Bylina", Russian folk Theatre "Matanya", Moscow State Musical Folklore Theatre "Russkaya Pesnya".

In the begining of 1992 saxophone virtuoso Igor Butman helped to choose name for Natalia and Mikhail Smirnov who then started to perform as a duet in Russian Restaurant "Fyodoroff", Long Island, New York. Rusian folk duo "Misha and Natasha from Russia" was born.

Russian folk duo Misha and Natasha from Russia

Since year of 1991 Natasha resides in the United States and works with Russian folk ensemble Barynya, Russian folk duo "Misha and Natasha from Russia" and performs solo.

St. Louise, Missouri, History Museum (Jefferson memorial)

performing Russian folk song VALENKI (Felt Boots)

Natalia is performing Russian folk song "VALENKI (Felt Boots)"
on the picture from right to left :
Natalia Smirnov (singer), Mikhail Smirnov (guitar),
Leonid Bruk (balalaika-bass), Alex Siniavski (balalaika)

videoclip Valenki ("Felt Boots")
Russian Balalaika Trio is playing Traditional Song "Valenki". Solo Natalia Smirnov
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Russian folk duo "Misha and Natasha from Russia" performing Tongue-Twister Song Natalia
videoclip Natalia
Playful tongue-twister song. A young man falls in love with so awesome a beauty Natalia. In jest he thinks to kill himself, then he rethinks to kill her. Moral is the knife is broken, the pitchfork is bent and Natalia is still alive.

Petrushka Ball 2005, Hotel Plaza, New York City. Singer Natasha Smirnov

Singers for hire

Russian Gypsy and popular songs singer Alexander Menshikov from Cliffside Park, New Jersey performs with his New York Russian wedding music band, ensemble Barynya or solo. He studied singing at the Gnesin's Academy in Moscow, Russia.

Yakov Yavno - acclaimed Russian Jewish singer and actor from New York City.

Piques Dames is a trio based in the New York metropolitan area. Their repertoire includes a variety of Slavic and European Classical and Folk vocal music as well as compositions from operatic and sacred classics.

Singer, keyboard player, MC Yury Mitchenko is available in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.

Russian opera singer Lyudmila Fesenko, New York.

Singer Sergei Pobedinski from New York City performs Russian, Gypsy, Jewish, Italian and American repertoire.

Irina Zagornova - Russian folk singer from New York.

Classical Russian Gypsy singer Vasily Yankovich was named the best Tsygansky (Russian Roma Gypsy) singer in the United States. Available in New York, New Jersey, CT, PA, and internationally.

Gypsy Roma singer and dancer, 7-string guitar virtuoso Vadim Kolpakov.

Honored performers of Russia Svetlana Smirnova and Yury Selivanov from Moscow, Russia.

Mikhail Smirnov - Russian folk singer and garmoshka player from Fort Lee, New Jersey performs authentic Russian folk songs and tongue twisters.

Russian folk singer Nina Selivanova (RU: Нина Селиванова) from Moscow, Russia.

Nevelichka - kids parties in Moscow, Russia.

Russian folk singer Nikolai Massenkoff from San Francisco, California.

Russian folk singer Tanya Matveeva, Moscow, Russia.

Russian singer Marina Zhuravleva - (RU: Марина Журавлева) from Calgary, Canada.

Classical singer Vladimir Loginov from New York City performs Bass solo parts in operas, Russian, Ukrainian, Gypsy and international repertoire. Vladimir helds a Master's degree from Moscow State Conservatory named after P. Tchaikovsky (Vocal Department).

Russian bayan player, singer and actor Vitali Baganov from New York City.

Russian Cossack singer and dancer Valentina Kvasova from New York.

Ukrainian singer, musician from San Fransisco, California Nina Tritenichenko.

Russian folk singer Natalia Demidova from New York.

Victoria Pichurova - Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian and Gypsy folk singer from Brooklyn, New York.

Elena Harris from Grand Forks, Idaho. Russian traditional and popular songs, international repertoire.

Svetlana Yankovsky - Russian Gypsy Roma singer from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Russian singer, Bass-baritone Alexander Prokhorov from Boston, Massachusetts was born in Russia. Now he lives in Boston, where he is engaged as one of the performing artists with Boston University's Opera Institute. Alexander has been described as a "true deep bass with tones, that immediately astonished with their midnight-dark, chasm depth of richness and powerful timber..."

Russian singer (bass-barytone) Boris Kletinich from Montreal, Canada was graduated from the University of Theater Art and Film of Moscow (Russia). During his military service, he was soloist of the Air Force Orchestra and Chorus of the Red Army. Boris can sing different musical forms: Russian popular and love songs, rock and love ballad, the jazz, the popular writings of Broadway, the Jewish and Latin America songs, arias of opera.

Legendary Russian Gypsy singer Zhenya Shevchenko from New York City.

Russian singer Zarina Maliti from Moscow, Russia.

Mila - Russian Gypsy singer-songwriter from NYC.

view full list of performers listed on Barynya Entertainment website