Atmasfera
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AtmAsefra is the bright project of the Ukrainian music, favourite and expected guest at a lot of European festivals.
The title of the band contains two words: “atma” which means “personality” and “sfera” is something that surrounds it. In general the title describes something that surrounds the personality, her external and internal world, as well as feelings.
The styles of the band are world and contemporary music (“Integro” album), combines the classical forms with jazz improvisation, experiments with folk and ethnic motives of the world (“Forgotten World” album”). The creative path of AtmAsfera had started form art-rock style (“To find” album). The modern west tendencies are organically added by ancient east motives and enriched by unique Ukrainian colouring.
Atmasfera is distinguished by saturation and originality of their vocals because they have 3 vocalists in the band!
By the quantity of the instruments used by AtmAsfera, they can compete the small orchestra. Besides the main instruments such as flute, keyboard, mandolin, darbuka, guitar and bass giutar they use numerable flutes, various percussion, chaims, trembita as well as other instruments from around the world.
2010:
Participated in Annivarsary 50th MoldeJazz-2010 festival (amongst the guests there were such performers as - Herbie Hancock, Jeff Beck, Sonny Rollins, Bobby McFerrin, and others
2009:
АtmAsfera band got the prize of audience favor “Zloty Baczek” (Zolota Dzyga) as the best band of folk stage performing at "Przystanek Woodstock 2008" festival, which enabled them to perform in august for over 400.000 listeners.
Tour in Poland – Lublin, Zakopane, Zhezhuv, Vrotslav, Schetin, Zhyvets, Krakiv.
2008:
2008 started with a concert at Lviv Musical Academy and in January the band won the competition of a wide chain of musical stores “Muztorg”.
Then there were a few concerts at festivals in Warsaw ("Ethno Cross" and "Ursus"),
Concert in Lviv Musical Academy as well as participation at "Wave of new generation" forum (Kyiv).
At the end of 2008 – participation at "Ukraine in the center of Lublin" festival (Poland, December 2008)
2007:
2006:
The most important events of this year were performance at "Przystanek Woodstock 2006" (July 2006, Poland, Kostrzyn) and "The Global Battle of the Bands" (October, 1st place in Kiev selection tour and 4th – at the national one).
2005:
The title of the band contains two words: “atma” which means “personality” and “sfera” is something that surrounds it. In general the title describes something that surrounds the personality, her external and internal world, as well as feelings.
The styles of the band are world and contemporary music (“Integro” album), combines the classical forms with jazz improvisation, experiments with folk and ethnic motives of the world (“Forgotten World” album”). The creative path of AtmAsfera had started form art-rock style (“To find” album). The modern west tendencies are organically added by ancient east motives and enriched by unique Ukrainian colouring.
Atmasfera is distinguished by saturation and originality of their vocals because they have 3 vocalists in the band!
By the quantity of the instruments used by AtmAsfera, they can compete the small orchestra. Besides the main instruments such as flute, keyboard, mandolin, darbuka, guitar and bass giutar they use numerable flutes, various percussion, chaims, trembita as well as other instruments from around the world.
Concerts and festivals
2011:- January – participation in XIX Finals GOCC (The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity) in Torun (Poland). GOCC is the famous in Poland and respected all over the world charity foundation specialized on public health. The GOCC initiates the holding of charity events all over the Poland for couple of years. The goal of the events is to collect money for hospital equipment as well as holding the medical and educational programs. The GOCC is the organizer of “Woodstock” festival, the biggest festival in the Europe. The cooperation between ‘AtmAsfera” and GOCC is from 2006.
- February-March – presentation of INTEGRO album in Kiev CKM NAU. Promo INTEGRO-tour in Ukraine was at the cities as follows: Poltava, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Sevastopol, Lvov, Kiev, Lutsk.
- April- solo concerts in Poltava and Lvov, participation in the celebration of Earth Day in Kiev.
- May – participation in “ Lvov weather vane” festival and International festival “Europe center” (Rakhiv); performances at the Romanian “Eco Art” festival and “Europa fest." Atmasfera was the only Ukrainian band who represented our country at the “Europa-fest”. The festival was organized by the Royal family.
- May-June - promo INTEGRO-tour in Poland: Lodz, Slawno, Koszalin, Bydgoszcz, Warszawa, Rzeszow, Katowice, Bielsko-Biala, Wroclaw, Krakow, Lublin, Sandomierz, Poznan, Olsztyn
- July — headliners of «Trypilske kolo» festival, performances at the “Gorlytsia” and “Pidkamin” festivals as well as performance at Z-Games (Kazantyp); performances at such Polish festival as "Jarmark Folklorystyczny" (Polomia), "Festival Kropka" (Głuchołazy) та "Szanty" (Kunica)
- August – participation in Such Polish festival as "Rozsypaniec" (Bieszczady), "Bieszczadzkie Święto Chmielu" (Lutowiska), "Karpaty OFFer" (Nowy Sącz), "Szanty nad Zalewem" (Wieliszew), "Muzyczna Zohylina" (Tatry)
2010:
- January - took part in „Kryla Nadii” festival, gave concert in Krakow (Poland), and HPI (Kharkiv)
- February - Performed in "Wspak" club in Kelce (Poland)
- March - Concerts in Odessa, Pivdenne, Tiraspol. Also gave big concerts in recreation center "Koroliova" in Kiev
- April - AtmAsfera together with such bands as Skay and Nedilya performed at the charity party as the part of the project (Give some joy to the child)
- May–September - Poland tour: Koszalin, Łęczna, Szczecin, Ostroda, Wąbrzeźno, Krynica, Katowice, Torun, Gizycko, Ustka, Trzebiatow, Warsaw,
- June - laureate of „Folkowo” festival (Ostroda).
- July - Performance on „Trypilske Kolo”, as a headliner of the second day of the festival.
Participated in Annivarsary 50th MoldeJazz-2010 festival (amongst the guests there were such performers as - Herbie Hancock, Jeff Beck, Sonny Rollins, Bobby McFerrin, and others
2009:
- February – concert in Uman city.
- April – concert in Lviv Musical Academy as well as performance at “Taste your mother tongue” festival.
- May - "Latajacy Holender"-2009 festival (Warsaw, Poland).
- June - "Barren hills" festival (Russia).
АtmAsfera band got the prize of audience favor “Zloty Baczek” (Zolota Dzyga) as the best band of folk stage performing at "Przystanek Woodstock 2008" festival, which enabled them to perform in august for over 400.000 listeners.
- July - "Trypilske kolo" festival in Rzischev (Kiev region) and Lublin (Poland) – they performed at the most prestigious city club - "Graffiti". Also they performed at such prestigious festivals as Moldejazz and NGPrix (Norway).
- August – performance at the main stage of "Przystanek Woodstock 2009" festival together with such grand bands as: Guano Apes (Germany), Koorpiklaani (Finland), Clawfinger(Sweden), Dżem(Poland), Voovoo (Poland).
Tour in Poland – Lublin, Zakopane, Zhezhuv, Vrotslav, Schetin, Zhyvets, Krakiv.
- September - concerts in the Crimean cities of Alushta, Yalta, Simferopol and Sevastopol.
- October – concert at Zaporizzya club "Titan".
- December – concert at Palace of Culture of Kiev Polytechnic University, concert at “Tick-tuck” store in Kiev.
2008:
2008 started with a concert at Lviv Musical Academy and in January the band won the competition of a wide chain of musical stores “Muztorg”.
- March – concert in Simferopol and performance at "Woma'n'roll fest" in Kiev,
- April – tour in Eastern Ukraine starting with the concert and musical-theatrical performance in Kiev.
Then there were a few concerts at festivals in Warsaw ("Ethno Cross" and "Ursus"),
- May – concert in Lviv and concerts at City Day in Kiev.
- July – concert at "Dreamland" festival at Spivoche pole in Kiev "Trypilske kolo" in Rzhychev near Kiev. Warsaw – performance at "II Praski Piknik Rowerowy” festival.
- August - "Przystanek Woodstock 2008" festival in Kostrzyn (Poland), performance at "Dreamland" festival (Lviv).
- September – a number of concerts in the Crimea (Alushta, Yalta, Koktebel, Simferopol).
Participation at Kiev festival "Rodovid" (October). - November – Warsaw- "Etniczne insiracje" festival.
Concert in Lviv Musical Academy as well as participation at "Wave of new generation" forum (Kyiv).
At the end of 2008 – participation at "Ukraine in the center of Lublin" festival (Poland, December 2008)
2007:
- May - "Ethno evolution -2007" (Kosmach).
- June - "Mazepa-Fest" (Poltava).
- July - "Przystanek Woodstock 2007" (Poland).
- August - "CrossDrumming" international musical festival (August, Warsaw).
- September – concert at 750th anniversary of musical town Jarocin (Poland),
- October – performance at "Еthno seasons" festival (Kyiv)
- November – the band won at the "The Global Battle of the Bands" festival. Then there were concerts at Artist’s House and Kyevo-Moghylyanska Academy (Kyiv),
- December – international final of "The Global Battle of the Bands" (London, 4th place), festival of authentic music “Rostoky” (Chernighiv) and charity concert for children (Evpatoriya).
2006:
- March – finalist of "Musical island" festival. At the same time a concert tour in Kiev, Lvov, Zaporizzya, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Crimea.
- May - "Ethno Evolution", participation at charity concert organized by Rosava.
- July - "Kupala celebration at Dragobrat"
- October - "Nivroku" festival in Ternopil.
The most important events of this year were performance at "Przystanek Woodstock 2006" (July 2006, Poland, Kostrzyn) and "The Global Battle of the Bands" (October, 1st place in Kiev selection tour and 4th – at the national one).
2005:
- “Chervona Ruta - 2005” – was one of the first and most significant ones (they played in art-rock style, prize seat). It was the only rock band which came through to the next tour at selection tour on “Eurovision-2006”.