My father Michael Alexander Janusz sings and plays guitar in this film. He was an American of Ukrainian and Polish heritage who loved, spoke and sang in many languages, including Russian. He had a degree in Slavic languages from UCLA, and performed at many venues in the Los Angeles area during the 50's, 60's, and 70's. He was also a song writer and musician, and he loved being near the ocean, or in the mountains. He passed away in 1981 at age 44, due to pneumonia brought on by Pick's disease, a rare brain disease that causes pre-senile shrinking of the frontal lobes of the brain, and dementia. Our family misses him, and the appreciation of diverse cultures he brought to so many.
It was filmed in Los Angeles in 1973 and with the exception of the Russian Orthodox church service (also filmed in Los Angeles), none of the musicians or dancers were born in Russia. The accordionist, however was from Moldova in the USSR.
@@daniellazimmerman558 I'm so happy you have this video documentation. I too miss your father as he touched me on an emotional musical level I've rarely experienced with others.
@RADAMES1983 I've been there too, to yekaterinburg and ural area, maybe you're from Russia and if so you are better informed, but remember this is 1973 and times were different, it's not that it's their everyday life but every country has traditional music and dance
@babai2345 I can't agree with you. The culture is alive, and there are so many ansambles and groops that really performomg it should be abd as it was. And it's alive in the hears of the people. Have you ever heard people in Russia singing during the meal? That's a folk music...
@catoushka \ I didn't say they lie, but the movie is from 1973. the couldn.t do that in Russia (ussr) in that time... Why people are sensitive? Cause they LOVE this people culture and music, and they see a movie with no anyone of them called "Russian folk music). the performance is not only bad but just not that...
@RADAMES1983 Hehe Even the accordion he use "harmonium". We don't have accordions in villages. We have Vayan or Garmon', which sounds differante. And the dance in not Russian. Everything there is fake :(
@RADAMES1983 i don't think you're being racist. I think people are being oversensitive here, and I see absolutely no reason why the filmmakers would lie and get actors, it's senseless. I get annoyed with representations of rural ireland but yes, I have to realise that a decade before I was born, times were different
@catoushka - it's not about rasism. You are from Irland don't you? If I'm make a movie about irish folk music and culture in, let's say california, or Texax, Australia, and show you that, will you recognize that the people are not Irish?... So that's the same...
@RADAMES1983 and what about beyond the ural mountains? You can find many different colours there - hair, eyes, skin, whatever. Sounds a bit absurd to hire Turkish people to perform as Russians hmm, and they don't look like gypsies
@babai2345 I'm sorry but i think you don't whay what kind of ansambles I'm talking about. Not about babkina and this shit. I'm talking about ansambles who really work on finding the tradition and repeat and save it. And there are many of them now, after 1991. About music arround the table - yes. and every place it's there oum music and tradition- that is how the folk music born. Arroiund the table, on Chtostmas, Pascha ect. You don't live in Russia don't you?
I'm Russian and It's my favorite music, I know ir from the age of 0. But I have to sat that the performers are NOT Russians. Don't look like Russians, don't perform like us and have a very heavy accent... Looks like Turkey. If you go to Russian village- most of the people are blue - green eyes and blond - Light brown hair. And the performance is like Gypsy's.
My father Michael Alexander Janusz sings and plays guitar in this film. He was an American of Ukrainian and Polish heritage who loved, spoke and sang in many languages, including Russian. He had a degree in Slavic languages from UCLA, and performed at many venues in the Los Angeles area during the 50's, 60's, and 70's. He was also a song writer and musician, and he loved being near the ocean, or in the mountains. He passed away in 1981 at age 44, due to pneumonia brought on by Pick's disease, a rare brain disease that causes pre-senile shrinking of the frontal lobes of the brain, and dementia. Our family misses him, and the appreciation of diverse cultures he brought to so many.
It was filmed in Los Angeles in 1973 and with the exception of the Russian Orthodox church service (also filmed in Los Angeles), none of the musicians or dancers were born in Russia. The accordionist, however was from Moldova in the USSR.
Hi Maimon! Seeing and hearing my dad sing in this film preserves his memory and is still so emotional for me. I hope you are well - Daniella
@@daniellazimmerman558 I'm so happy you have this video documentation. I too miss your father as he touched me on an emotional musical level I've rarely experienced with others.
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@RADAMES1983 I've been there too, to yekaterinburg and ural area, maybe you're from Russia and if so you are better informed, but remember this is 1973 and times were different, it's not that it's their everyday life but every country has traditional music and dance
@babai2345
I can't agree with you.
The culture is alive, and there are so many ansambles and groops that really
performomg it should be abd as it was.
And it's alive in the hears of the people. Have you ever heard people in Russia singing during the meal? That's a folk music...
@catoushka \
I didn't say they lie, but the movie is from 1973. the couldn.t do that in Russia (ussr) in that time...
Why people are sensitive? Cause they LOVE this people culture and music, and they see a movie with no anyone of them called "Russian folk music).
the performance is not only bad but just not that...
@RADAMES1983
Hehe
Even the accordion he use "harmonium".
We don't have accordions in villages. We have Vayan or Garmon', which sounds differante.
And the dance in not Russian. Everything there is fake :(
@RADAMES1983 i don't think you're being racist. I think people are being oversensitive here, and I see absolutely no reason why the filmmakers would lie and get actors, it's senseless. I get annoyed with representations of rural ireland but yes, I have to realise that a decade before I was born, times were different
@catoushka - it's not about rasism.
You are from Irland don't you?
If I'm make a movie about irish folk music and culture in, let's say california, or Texax, Australia, and show you that, will you recognize that the people are not Irish?...
So that's the same...
Ya dymal eto Angliskiy film...
:)
@RADAMES1983 and what about beyond the ural mountains? You can find many different colours there - hair, eyes, skin, whatever. Sounds a bit absurd to hire Turkish people to perform as Russians hmm, and they don't look like gypsies
@babai2345 I'm sorry but i think you don't whay what kind of ansambles I'm talking about.
Not about babkina and this shit.
I'm talking about ansambles who really work on finding the tradition and repeat and save it.
And there are many of them now, after 1991.
About music arround the table - yes. and every place it's there oum music and tradition- that is how the folk music born. Arroiund the table, on Chtostmas, Pascha ect.
You don't live in Russia don't you?
@catoushka - I've been there.
There are other stuff there. This movie pretend to show the truth Russian culture and make a peace of fake.
I'm Russian and It's my favorite music, I know ir from the age of 0.
But I have to sat that the performers are NOT Russians.
Don't look like Russians, don't perform like us and have a very heavy accent...
Looks like Turkey.
If you go to Russian village- most of the people are blue - green eyes and blond - Light brown hair.
And the performance is like Gypsy's.
@RADAMES1983 come on why would they lie? of course they're Russian
it is obvious that all the people performing Russian national music and esp dances are not Russian.
Now thats really stupid...
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