Barynya: Traditional Russian Music & Dance

Established in 1991 in New York City, the Russian music, dance, and song ensemble Barynya is a world-renowned group that enjoys stature as the premier Russian folk ensemble outside of Russia. Barynya presents Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, and Russian Gypsy dancing, music, songs, and virtuoso performances on instruments including the balalaika, garmoshka (Russian folk button accordion), balalaika contrabass, bayan accordion, Gypsy guitar, violin, and the domra.

Barynya has been invited to perform at some of the most prestigious cultural venues in the United States, including Carnegie Hall in New York, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the Smithsonian Institute of America in Washington, D.C., the United Nations in New York, and the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C.