"Toke-Cha band"

 
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Toke-Cha band
 
Was formed in autumn of 2001 in Moscow
 
Style: MultiInstrumental World music, Ethno-fusion, Ethnic and Folk Music
(Acoustic Ethno-BreakBeat, Live Ethno-Electronic, Electro-ethnic music, Ethno-Ambient, Multiinstrumental and Drum Show, Folk, Root and traditional music)
 
Bulat Gafarov. Press to increase BULAT Gafarov –  the leader of the Toke-Cha band. Composer and musician multiinstrumentalist:

Electro-acoustic violin, flutes, didjeridu, kalimba, percussions, drums, vargans, gamelan, ocarinas, yochin, igil, gopi chand, kalyuka, harmonicas, morinhuur, sitar, tabla, xylophone, koto, piano, tungur, electronic sounds & other

Singing: overtone (throat), east, african, russian, beatbox & other *

During concerts, Bulat often plays several musical instruments simultaneously as one-man band

 
Vladimir Krylov. Press to increase Vladimir Krylov - guitars, bass guitar, percussions *
 
John Kukaryamba. Press to increase JOHN Kukaryamba - various percussions, vargans, didjeridu, vocal, cuica, flute, udu, ocarinas, harmonica, "a singing bowls" *
 
Sessional musicians:
 
Aleksey Fadeev - ethnic drums, percussions, harmonica, vargans
 
Boris Izzumm - various percussions & drums, singing bowls, *
 
Vasiliy - duduk, vargan, clarnet, various percussions & drums *
 
Ruben Oganezov. Press to increase  Ruben Oganezov - percussions, vargans *
 
* our musical instruments here >>>
 
 

Some of our previous events and joint projects:

 

 

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Our tours:

Ukraine: festival "Kazantip" 2001;

Kalmykia (Elista, the project "Russian Dakar") concert for the president of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (2006);

Buryatiya (Ulan Ede) composed music for Theatre "Baikal", Mongolia (Ulan Bator) (2006);

Kazakhstan (Alma-Aty, Astana) for the president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev (2007);

Ukraine: Yalta - Opening of the Russian films festival (2007);

Uzbekistan (Samarqand) - "Sharq Taronalari festival" (2007);

Ukraine, Kiev - "Pianomania" project with Dmitry Malikov (2008);

Novosibirsk - the Concert on a main square during a full solar eclipse (2008);

Sochi (Russia) -  film festival "Kinotavr" (2009);

Ankara (Turkey) - for Qatar Airlines, among visitors of holiday: President and prime minister of Turkey, the sheikh of Qatar (2009);

Kazan (Tatarstan, Russia) - musical festival "Creation of Peace" (2009) joint concerts with Andrey Makarevich and Volga band;

Norway: Tromse, 2009 - "World Music" Festival (joint concert with Volga band);

Canada 2010 - festivals and concerts in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Nelson, Wells, Pefferlaw. Solo and join with Namgar band;

Canada 2011 - festivals and concerts in Vancouver, Montreal, Nelson, Wells, Prince George - Bulat solo;

USA - 2011, concerts and festivals in Los Angeles and New York;

Norway (Moi Rana, 2011) - "Smelte Digelen" festival with "Arctic Mood" project;

and in Russian cities: S. Peterburg, N Novgorod, Samara, Krasnoyarsk, Ekaterinburg, Great Novgorod & other

 

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In clubs of tea culture (in Moscow): "Zhelezniy feniks", "East", "INBI", "Ulun", "Green Panda", "Chavan", "Mate", "Ermitazh",  "Bagua" & other

Casino (in Moscow):  Arbat, Crystal, Metelicza, Angara ("A club"), Assambley

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Our joint Projects:

 

With artists: Bobby McFerrin (Opera “Bobble”), Andrey Makarevich (festival "Creation of Peace"), Mark Pekarsky ("Show 57 grains"), "Chaif" ("Kinotavr" 2009), Dmitry Malikov (show "Pianomania"), "Volga" (Norway and Kazan tour), "Namgar" (album "Nomad", Canada tour), "Hi-fi" (song "Beda" ("Trouble")), "Green Point" band (at festivals "Kazantip", "Kino Yalta", "Kinotavr"), Garik Sukachyov (film "House of the sun"), Bogdan Titomir (festival "Kazantip"), Herman Vinogradov (Perfomances), Jura Balashev (Concerts), Jan Bederman (Concerts), Sergey Filatov (festival "Etnosphere"), "Tetris" band, Sergey Starostin, Sergey Klevensky, ensemble "Chukotka", "Zerkalo band", Brynjar Rasmussen/Arctic Mood, with orchestra of Moscow and others

 

We have worked with many directors. Here are a few of them: Yevgeni Grishkovets (perfomance "Siege" ("Osada")), Garik Sukachyov (film "House of the sun"), Vera Glagoleva (film "Ferris Wheel"), Nikita Dmitrievsky (ballet "Sansara"), Nikolay Basin (ballet Moskva), Olga Stolpovskaja (film "Fishman"), Natalia Anastaseva (perfomance "Sleep In Summer Night"), Igor Grigurko, Patrick Rollen, Aleksey Shilin, Anzhela Golubeva (perfomance "Hotel of two worlds"), German Pikus, Artem Kochukov (film "On the low frequency"), Tandy Beal (Opera "Bobble") and others

We have played concerts for presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kalmykia, Turkey, ambassadors of France, India, Jordan, Mongolia and others.

Our band have played concerts and performed at many festivals in Russia, USA, Canada, Norway, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kalmykia and Uzbekistan.

We travel a lot, record audio and study folk music of other countries. On the Toke-cha band website I have created an encyclopedia of the musical instruments.

Bulat and band Toke-Cha have more than 10 diplomas and awards from the Government of Moscow, India and various festivals.

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We composed music for:

Movies

movies:

Music for "Sand-animations":

"Jaguar cars"  ;  "Japan sand art" ;  "Two sides"  ;  "Cafe"  ;  "Mask" ;  "Chess"

more videos with sand art here:  www.Sand-Show.com    www.Sand-Animations.com

 

 

Theatres and Perfomances

Theatres and performances:

For computer game  "Shelter Online" by "Digital Worlds company"

I've composed music and took part in the recording of music for several known films, performances and shows.

 

music              video

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Info in mass-media:

Records/albums:

"Music of phytogenesis" [2002], "Matrix"(Shamans) [2003], "Live 2004", "LIVE" [2005], "On Line" [2006-2007], double album "Eclecticus" [2011]

 
 

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