Info about Bulat Gafarov: bio, projects and archive

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"My name is Bulat Gafarov. I am professional composer, musician multi-instrumentalist from Moscow (Russia).

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, folk, electronic, jazz, classical music 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 use on concerts.

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

I sing: throat (overtone), oriental, Indian, Russian singing and Beatbox. In my music I often use FX sound processors."

my musical instruments :

My own musical projects (bands and duets):

"Toke-Cha band" - World Music (Multi-instrumental & drum show)
"Bulat project" - Live electronic music
"B and S" - Hip-hop, Beatbox
"Bul-bul" - Experimental folk, ethno, Russian and throath singing
"Azimut band"- ethno-jazz, ethno-rock, ethno-fusion

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I composed music for:

movies:

"Fishman" by Olga Stolpovskaya (Russia, 2004)
"Ferris wheel" by Vera Glagoleva (Russia, 2006)
David Lynch on "Culture Catch" (Usa, 2006)
"The Entrepreneur" for Bricklin Documentary llc. (Usa, 2007)
"On low frequency" - film by Artem Kochukov (Russia, 2009)
"House of the sun" by Garik Sukachev (Russia, 2010)
CG - "Pulpoman" for ScenicShot (Russia, 2011)

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 performances:

"Hotel of two Worlds" by Eric Emanuel Smitt. The director Patric Rollen, Igor Grigurko. (Rati)
"Siege" ("Osada") - 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
Opera "Bobble" by Bobby McFerrin, Tandy Beal (USA/Russia)

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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My 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

I 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

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

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

I also 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.

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

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Info in mass-media:

Tv: ORT, Russia Today, Euronews, Stolitsa (Capital), Mir (world), ��, Culture & many others (some video here)
Radio: Radio of Russia, Mayak, Arsenal, Kultura (Culture) and others
Magazines: "Jalouse", "Ethnosphere", "Alquimia", "Moscow Times", "Moscow orientir", "Village", Hammer" and others (some articles here)
Diplomas and articles (diplomas and articles here)

Bulat Gafarov on sites:

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

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