Belaya Gvardiya is a sentimental rock rock band formed in Russia in 1993. The original lineup consists Zoya Yashtenko and Oleg Zalivako.|Formed in 1993, when Zoya Yashtenko (Зоя Ященко) and Oleg Zalivako (Олег Заливако) record the band’s first album, entitled “Belaya Gvardiya”. Despite the poor quality (Yashtenko and Zalivako recorded the album at a house, not in a studio) the light acoustic rhythms became well known and liked by the public.|In 1996 the band had already recorded 4 albums. The fourth one, “Amulet” (“Амулет”), by the band’s words, is a representative of Zoya Yashtenko’s impressions from her trip to India. |In 1997 they release their album “Znoj” (“Зной”)|In 1999, the band’s guitarist, keyboards player and currently producer, Dmitrii Baulin (Дмитрий Баулин) joins Belaya Gvardiya. Together with Zoya he records “Eto vse tji” (“Это все ты”) From this album on, the band gets it’s well-known sound - two guitars, bass, flute, violin, percussion.|In the end of 2001 and the start of 2002 the band records two albums - “Drugie ostrova” (“Другие острова”) and “Когда ты вернёшься…”.
More information on Belaya Gvardiya and their music on their official site (in Russian):
Belaya Gvardiya official site |
