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21-Feb-2014
by Rob Howard
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| Video: Kfar Kama's Circassian Music Band. Bayan Mix duo Sergey Voytenko and Valery Semin were performing at the reception for the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The event was attended by President Vladimir Putin, who was impressed by the playing of the guest accordionists. Picture of President Putin and Bayan Mix above. The Winter Olympics, a major multi-sport international event, runs from February 7th to 23rd. Sochi is considered the traditional capital city for the Circassian people, a North Caucasus ethnic group that has been largely displaced from the area since the late 1800s after the Russian-Circassian war. Circassian music is folksy and rousing, relying heavily on the accordion, flute and rudimentary percussive instruments. Kfar Kama's Circassian Music Band is one of the Circassian folk music bands that has been performing at Sochi. In the video above, they are performing Circassian folk music. |