Zulya and The Children of the Underground (Australia/Tatarstan)

Constructivist Tatar Wave meets Fairytale Noir

Multi award winning Zulya and The Children of the Underground is by far one of the most intriguing and unique acts in Australia, and perhaps the world. They perform exquisite original music loosely inspired by Zulya’s Tatar and Russian roots. Zulya’s music defies being labelled, but has been described as “Kurt Weillish, Euro-Cabaret jazz [colliding with] lullabies constructed to tear your heart out.”
Nearly ten years after their formation the ensemble is placed firmly at the crossroad of restlessness and the sublime.
 
The result: a transformative concert music that is haunting and nuanced. Their most recent album, “Tales of Subliming” is a rich tribute to the group’s continued search for the elusive connection between ensemble, composition, and performance.

"5 stars. Swinging like a Bolshevik Marlene Dietrich, Zulya and her Underground
friends are able to strike a deft balance between melancholic sadness and the unbridled joy that’s never too far away". -SONGLINES, UK 

Zulya has recently been awarded the Honoured Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan and The Children of the Underground are touring Russia and Europe in Sept-Oct 2013.

More info:

www.zulya.com
www.reverbnation.com/zulya