Stepanida
Borissova, shamanistic singer from Siberia
Shamanistic singer Stepanida
Borissova was born in 1950 in the District of Megino-Khangalaas
in the Siberian Republic of Yakutia. After her studies at the famous
Shepjin School of Acting, she started in 1974 an acting carrier
at the Ojunski-Sakha-Theatre.
She received, as well, the Ojunsky prize from the
USSR and is a celebrated actress since this time. As a singer and
performer Stepanida mastered many different styles of the traditional
Sakha singing.
In the entire Russian Federation and abroad,
Stepanida Borissova won her special place in
the world of music mainly as a singer of "tojuks" (improvised,
epic songs). Stepanida sings "ugadan kurduk"
as a shaman. In Kamlania female shamans are considered more powerful
than male shamans. Though it is difficult to prove, it is said
that
her voice has healed people.
Video at youtube.com Live in Beirut/Libanon Stepanida Borisova, Hubl Greiner, Mohamed Badawi & Roman Bunka at Al Bustan Festival in Beirut March 2008.
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With a unified work with other artists of her country
she has been very important in the further developement of the
Sakha
culture. For this, she also is highly engaged in international
projects with Hubl
Greiner and Luigi
Archetti (Hulu Project - since 1996) and Pavel
Fajt (since 1998).
She has made many guest appearences in international
Theatre from such countries as, Mexico, USA, Finnland, Germany,
Japan, Poland, Norway, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, Hongkong,
Hungary, Great Britain and in the lands of the once USSR. In these
countries she toured giving many concerts and has received international
acclaim.
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