Origin Sarapul, Soviet Union Name Zulya Kamalova Occupation(s) singer Role Singer · zulya.com | Years active 1992-present Labels Unstable Ape Records | |
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Associated acts Children of the Underground Albums The Waltz Of The Emptiness, elusive, Aloukie Awards World Music Award for World's Best Selling Australian Artist Genres World music, Russian traditional music, Music in Tatarstan Similar People Baguette Quartette, Beethova Obas, Maria de Barros, Samite, Sergey Starostin | ||
Record label Unstable Ape Records | ||
Insomnia and Apipa , Zulya Kamalova live in Bennets Lane
Zulya Nazipovna Kamalova (Russian: Зуля Назиповна Камалова; born in Sarapul, Udmurt ASSR) is an award-winning Australian singer. She currently resides in Australia though tours both countries frequently.
Contents
- Insomnia and Apipa Zulya Kamalova live in Bennets Lane
- Zulya kamalova gidegan chishma awo insensatez
- Life
- Musical style
- Awards
- References
Zulya kamalova gidegan chishma awo insensatez
Life
Zulya grew up in Tatarstan and began performing and writing music at age 9. She is of Volga Tatar background. In 1991, she moved to Australia, settling in Hobart, Tasmania. After extensive performing solo and with accompanists and releasing several limited-run cassettes and a full-length album Journey of Voice, she moved to Melbourne. She later formed the band Children of the Underground and signed to Melbourne-based independent record label Unstable Ape Records in 2004.
Musical style
Zulya is known for her interpretations Tatar and Russian music, often playing with a backing band Children of the Underground. Instrumentation typically includes accordion, double bass, percussion, guitar, brass and string arrangements and occasionally jaw harp.