| NA TAKU (капэля НА ТАКУ) | |
| Origin: | Minsk, Belarus |
| Genre: | Traditional music |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Current Members: | Alaksiej Krukoŭski Taciana Hrynievič-Matafonava Raman Jaraš Jaŭhien Baryšnikaŭ Darja Zujeva |
| Past Members: | Źmicier Sidarovič Ihar Doŭhi Alaksiej "Lesavik" |
Na Taku (Belarusian: На таку́) is a Belarusian traditional music band.
In 2008 singer and piper Źmicier Sidarovič started a band which organised traditional dancing parties in the Minsk café "Žar-Ptuška". He continued to perform at Žar-Ptuška until 2011, later moving to other establishments.[1] After Sidarovič's death, the band has continued to exist. The band frequently tours neighbouring countries, such as Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine.[2]
"Na taku" literally means "On the threshing floor" in Belarusian and refers to the folk tradition to arrange dance parties on the vacant threshing floor[3] (cf. "barn dance").
The band plays old everyday dances which originate both from villages and towns. While the majority of dances are of Belarusian origin, the band plays Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Austrian, Breton and French dances as well. On the whole more than 100 different dances are performed by the band.[4] Dances are included in the band's repertoire only if they are historically adopted to the rural culture and are well-integrated in tradition.[5]
Members of the band participate in ethnographic expeditions, adopt the traditional manner of playing from authentic musicians.[6]
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