In
1989 several students of the Theatre department of the Ufa State
Institute of Arts founded a group,wich soon started on a concert
tour in the regions of Bashkrtostan.They performed a repertoire made
up of modem pop songs written by Bashkir composers, as well as folk
songs. Their efforts were supported by the Institute administration,
that provided the artists with musical instruments ,national costumes,
the stage and the rehearsal room.
Thus that folk-pop group appeared .The first
concert was held on March 6,1990 in the Institute concert Hall .The
group was named "Caravanserai" in memory of the renowned historic
memorial building of the Bashkir people in the city of Orenburg.
In fact, "Caravanserai " has become
the national symbol of the Bashkir people and their spiritual
renaissance.
In due course "Caravanserai" won
universal recongnition.They were invariably invited to different
official end non-official concerts, ,celebretions and festivals. At
the same time new songs appeared ,baseed on folk tunes and created by
the musicians of the group:Artur Tuktagulov,AmirTuygunov,Makhmut
Nadirshin.The peculiar style of the group represented a harmonious
alliance of the ancient musical instrument of the Bashkirs -kurai and
modern pop rhythms.
Within the period of1990-1991 the
group traveled extensively through the Republic.
In May 1991 "caravanserai"
group took part in All Russian competition of rock and pop groups in
Gudermes of Checheno-Ingush Republic.Thay won the first prize.
Later on,in
June 1991 the group soloist and the kurai-player Rasul Karabulatov was
awarded the first prize in the republican competition of kurai players
,named after Yu.Isanbaev.
From the
very start of their creative activity the musicians aimed at arousing
interest in young generation in folk songs,having introduced new
original sound and arrangments.
In August
1992 the "Caravanserai" group received the award for the performance in
the International competetion"The Voice of Asia"in the city of Almaata.
Such songs
as:"Salavat" "Bashkorotostan""Come back to your
Motherland,Bashkort""Native Land","Shakman -Shagali","The Grey Urals
"(by Artur Tuktagulov),"Where are You ,bashkort Yegets?"(by Makhmut
Nadirshin),are filled with concern for the bashkir people's future and
won popularity with the youth.
The success
of the group was noted by some foreign broadcast. For a few months the
composition "the Singing Crane" was among top hits of the Germany
broadcasting..Indeed ,these songs (based an folk
tunes, by R.Garipov) became the visiting card of the Group.
The sounds of kurai , a guitar , a saxophone ,an
accordion,a dombra,keyboards and drums seem to carry us through
dramatic years of Bashkir history,full with romance and thunderous
destinies. This is present in the folk songs
"Taftilau","Kahum-Tura","My Thoungs","Port -Arthur"
In May 1994 the group was invited
to the International Youth Festivals in Turkey.
For the past years
"Caravanserai" group has conducted concert tours in the Chelyabinsk and
Perm regions,Tatarstan and Checheno-Ingush republic,the Tymen and
Orenburg regions
Since 1995 the group has been
attached to the Bashkir State Philharmony and works there up till now.
Powerful and fascinating
,refreshing and energetic -their art never fails to draw crouds of
admirers to their concerts, and evoke great aplause and ovation
"SONGS OF LOVE GLORIFYING THE
BEAUTY OF THE WORLD AROUND US, THE UNIQUE ATTRACTION OF BASHKIR WOMEN
AND NATURE, MAY ONLY INSPIRE PEOPLE TO GOOD DEEDS "believe the
participants of the group.