My name is Bulat Gafarov. I am professional composer, musician multi-instrumentalist.

I play live concerts and compose music for films, theatres, animations, shows, performances and for my own band Toke-Cha.

I mix different styles of music in my compositions: world music, ethno, breakbeat, classical music, hip-hop, house, ambient, jazz and beatbox. 

I professionally play about 300 musical instruments from around the world; All instruments are in my personal collection. About 30 of them I take to concerts.

Some of the instruments are: violin, piano, drums, vargans, flutes, koto, didjeridu, sitar, ud, darbuka, kalimba, harmonyka, various stringed and wind instruments, etc.

I sing several kinds of singing: throat (overtone), oriental, Indian, Russian singing and Beatbox. I also use sound processors.

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My musical projects:

"Toke-Cha band" - Modern Ethnic World Music (Multi-instrumental & drum show) "Bulat project" - Live electronic music: Musician & Dj "B and S" - Hip-hop, beatbox "Beul'-beul'" - Experimental folk, ethno, russian songs and & throath singing "Azimut band"- ethno-jazz, ethno-rock, ethno-fusion

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I've written music for films:

"Ferris wheel" by Vera Glagoleva (Russia, 2007) "Fishman" by Olga Stolpovskaya (Russia, 2004) David Lynch on "Culture Catch" (Usa, 2006) "House of the sun"  by Garik Sukachev (Russia, 2008) "On low frequency" documentary film by Artem Kochukov "Pilot" by Mihalkov-Konchalovsky "The Entrepreneur" for Bricklin Documentary llc. (Usa, 2007)

For theatres and performances:

"Hotel of two Worlds" by Eric Emanuel Smitt. The director Patric Rollen, Igor Grigurko. (Rati) "Siege". The director Evgeniy Grishkovecz (STD theatre) "Sleep In Summer Night" (ethnic part). The director Natalya Anastasyeva. "Little World Theater" Experimental theatre "Pag&Arm" - "The Fish/Sun" "Badma Seseg" ("Flower of a lotus"). Theatre Baikal (Buryatita, Ulan Ude) - The director Dandar Japovich & German Pikus Ballet "Sansara" by Nikita Dmitrievsky

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

My compositions are also used for radio and TV programs.

music              video

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I played and sang with such musicians as: Bobby McFerrin (Opera “Bobble”), Andrey Makarevich ("Time machine"), Mark Pekarsky, "Chaif", Dmitry Malikov (show "Pianomania"), "Volga", "Namgar", "Hi-fi", "Green Point" band, Garik Sukachyov ("Untouchable"), Bogdan Titomir, Herman Vinogradov, Jura Balashev, Jan Bederman, with orchestra of Moscow and others.

Worked with such directors as: Yevgeni Grishkovets, Garik Sukachyov, Nikita Dmitrievsky, Vera Glagoleva, Olga Stolpovskaja, Natalia Anastaseva, Nikolay Basin and other

I played concerts in the different countries on which there were presidents of such countries as Russia, Kazakhstan, Kalmykia, Turkey, ambassadors of Jordan, Mongolia and others.

I have composed music and took part in record of music for several known films, performances and show.

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I work in the following styles: 

Electronic & Electroacoustic music Ethno-Electronic music, Live music, World music, Ethnic and Folk music Classical and Avangard music Jazz, blues, Rock, Fusion, Funk Hip hop, House, BreakBeat, Drum'n'Bass, Trance, Ambient, Techno And also arrangements, orchestrements and soundtracks

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Information in mass-media:

• Television channels: ORT, Russia Today, Euronews, Stolitsa (Capital), Mir (world), ̉Í̉, Culture & other (some video here)
• Printing editions, magazines: Jalouse, Ethnosphere, Alquimia, Moscow Times, Moscow reference point, Petty-bourgeois large village, the Hammer (some articles here) & other
• Diplomas and articles (diplomas and articles here)

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I work together with many known directors, musicians and actors

e-mail: bulat@bulatgafarov.com            bulat.gafar@gmail.com

Mobile Tel.: + 7 916 695 79 93  Bulat Gafarov