Źmicier Sidarovič
Źmicier Sidarovič (Belarusian: Зьміцер Сідаровіч) (2 October 1965 – 17 May 2014)[1] – Belarusian musician, singer, piper. Leader of well known in mid-1990s Belarusian band Kamiełot. Collected folklore.
Źmicier Sidarovič Зьміцер Сідаровіч | |
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 Źmicier Sidarovič in Navahradak in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Źmicier Sidarovič |
| Born | 2 October 1965 Minsk, Belarus |
| Died | 17 May 2014 (aged 48) Minsk, Belarus |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, bagpipe |
| Years active | 1980–2014 |
| Associated acts | Kamiełot, Na Taku, Stary Olsa, Contredanse |
Biography
Źmicier Sidarovič's grandfather – Miečysłaŭ moved to Miensk from Śkirmuntava village (near Kojdanava) in 1938.
Źmicier Sidarovič was an engineer by profession.
He started writing songs in 1980. Started writing in Belarusian in 1984 after a trip to Padliašša.
In 1991 he started the Kamiełot band. He is an author of a poetry book Try Žałudy (Three acorns) and a reference book Vialikija Muzyki XX Stahodździa (Great musicians of the 20th century).
In 2000 Sidarovič together with bands Stary Olsa and Contredanse recorded an album Vir (released in 2001).
In 2008 he started the Na Taku band, which organised traditional dancing parties in Žar-Ptuška café (Minsk) until 2011 and then in other places.[2]
References
- У Менску быў забіты знакаміты беларускі бард Зьміцер Сідаровіч [The famous Belarusian bard Źmicier Sidarovič was killed in Minsk]. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- Танцы пасля “Жар-птушкі” [Dancing after the "Firebird"]. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.