GUNESH

The history of this renowned ensemble goes back to 1970. At first the ensemble was a part of State TV and Radio Company of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic as a vocal group with supporting instruments.Later the composition of the group began to change as young people joined it.The group began to play jazz-rock tightly intertwined with the Oriental tradition. Gunesh' has always been in the process of reforming and was one of the first and best to organically combine the similar principles of the melodious improvisation on traditional mugams and jazz improvisation. The unexpectedly beautiful arrangements appeared,and polyrhythmic compositions with odd measure were further developed thematically.All this was appraised at the Moscow competition 'With a Song on the Life' in 1977,where the ensemble became a prize-winner.The Organising Committee of the Festival 'Spring Rhythms' in Tbilisi (1980) named Rishad Shafi the best drummer,and Stanislav Morozov the best saxophonist. That same year group released their first LP with 'Melodiya' with traditional read more...