Otava Yo

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Otava Yo
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Background information
OriginSaint Petersburg, Russia
GenresFolk rock, world music
Years active2003–present
Labels
Associated actsReelroadъ
Websiteotava-yo.sbp.ru
MembersMembers

Otava Yo (Russian: Отава Ё, ота́ва meaning "aftergrass"[1]) is a Russian folk rock band from Saint Petersburg, formed in 2003.[2]

The band has performed in 30 countries,[3] including Mexico, France, Estonia, China, Portugal, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Belgium, Norway, India, the United States, the UK, Italy, Denmark, Iran and Japan.[4]

History[]

Alexey Belkin, Alexey Skosyrev, Dmitriy Shikhardin, and Peter Sergeev worked together as buskers on the streets of St. Petersburg for about 3 years. The positive feedback from the listeners inspired them to officially form a band in 2003. Of the initial members, only Dmitriy had formal musical education; the rest were self-taught.[1] Initially the band was called Reelroadъ and they played The Pogues-styled Celtic punk, but later changed their name to Otava Yo and turned to Russian traditional music.[5]

In 2005 they released their first studio album, “Pod Aptekoj”,[6] named after their favourite street performance spot near a homeopathic pharmacy on Nevsky Prospect.[5]

Four years later, in 2009, Otava Yo released their second studio album, "Zhyli-byli", continuing into a musical direction they called "Russian beat".[6]

The band released their next album, "Rozhdestvo", in 2011. Containing traditional Christmas songs, it marked a deviation from their characteristic musical direction, that they ultimately returned to in their 2013 album "Chto za pesni".[6]

The band's breakthrough came with the video for the song “Sumetskaya”, featuring Russian fist fighters.[5] In 2015, “Sumetskaya” reached the No. 1 position on World Music Network’s February Video Chart, and had been viewed more than 36 million times on YouTube[4] - a number that reached 14 million in 2018, setting the record as the most-watched music video by a Russian folk band.[3]

In October 2018, Otava Yo announced their next album "Lyubish li ty?" had entered the mixing and mastering stage.[7] On September 30, 2018 the band released a video for a song from the upcoming album, "Kak na gorke, na gore" (Once Upon a Time on a High Hill), filmed at the Podporozhsky District in June.[8]

Members[]

Current Members

Past Members

Discography[]

Title Translation in English Album details[13]
Под аптекой
(Pod aptekoj) 		By the Pharmacy
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD
Жили-были
(Zhyli-byli) 		Once Upon a Time
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD
Рождество
(Rozhdestvo) 		Christmas
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD
Что за песни
(Chto za pesni) 		What Songs
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD
Лучшие песни 2006—2015
(Luchshie pesni 2006—2015) 		Best Songs 2006–2015
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD/DVD
Дайте маленькое времечко весёлому побыть!
(Dayte malenkoe vremechko vesyolomu pobyt!) 		Give just a little time to be merry!
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD/DVD
Любишь ли ты?
(Lyubish li ty?) 		Do You Love?
  • Released: 2018
  • Label: None
  • Format: CD

Videography[]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Song Award Category Result
2017 Oh, Dusya, my Marusya NYC Indie Film Award[14] Best Music Video Won
Maykop International Film Festival Best Music Video Won
Russian World Music Awards[15] Best Music Video Won
2018 BELIFF London International Film Festival[16] Best Music Video Won
Once Upon a Time on a High Hill Los Angeles Film Awards[17] Best Music Video Won
2019 California Music Video Awards[18] Best Foreign Language Video Won

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Peleckis, Mindaugas (January 31, 2019). "OTAVA YO: True Russian folk music, not just another balalaika orchestra (interview)". Radikaliai. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Otava Yo". Womex. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Vinogradov, Sergey (May 26, 2018). "Otava Yo: Svirels and gusli win the world". Russkiy Mir Foundation. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Otava Yo RUS". Suklegos. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Mukhin, Zakhar (May 22, 2017). ""Otava Yo": There is no musical confrontation between St. Petersburg and Moscow" (in Russian). Kulturomania. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Otava Yo". Earthbeat. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Otava Yo tells about the new album "Lyubish li ty?"" (in Russian). Kulturomania. August 3, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Otava Yo released a new videoclip for "Kak na gorke, na gore"" (in Russian). Musecube. October 5, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "Отава Ё - Всероссийский утренник (Otava Yo - concert for children)". Otava Yo. May 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Corvus Corax & Otava Yo, Zelyonka, Зелёнка". Зелёнка / Zelyonka / Отава Ё / Otava Yo. April 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "About us". Otava Yo. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "About us". Otava Yo. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  13. ^ "Audio". Otava Yo. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  14. ^ "Winners - June 2017:". NYC Indie Film Awards. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  15. ^ Antipova, Daryana (December 5, 2017). "Winners of The 2nd Annual Russian World Music Awards Announced". World Music Central. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  16. ^ "The BELIFFestival Winners". BELIFF London International Film Festival. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  17. ^ "LAFA WINNERS October 2018". Los Angeles Film Awards. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  18. ^ "2nd Annual California MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS Winners Announced". TasteTV. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

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