Lavon Volski


Leanid Arturavich Zaidel-Volski, better known as Lavon Volski, is a Belarusian musician, writer, painter, and founder of the Belarusian rock bands Mroja, N.R.M., Zet, and Krambambula.
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Biography

Lavon Volski is a Belarusian rock musician, an author of music and lyrics, poet, artist, group leader of N.R.M. and Krambambula, the winner of numerous musical awards, both personal and as a member of various collectives.

Career

He was a vocalist and a keyboard player of the Belarusian Rock-band Mroja. He wrote lyrics for ULIS, album Pa-nad dachami and was guitar player and the vocalist of Novaje Nieba. Now he is the rhythm guitar player and the vocalist of N.R.M., Zet and Krambambula. In 2008, he has also started a solo career and released a first album called "Bielaja jablynia hromu" in March 2010. He wrote satyrical Cabaret-styled songs about political and social topics for the Belarusian-language radio channel Radio Svaboda. In 2014, he released the solo album Hramadaznaŭstva - an author's view of the problems of modern Belarusian society.
On the New Year 2019 he acted and directed the musical show “We will be not understood in Moscow” by Tuzin.fm, “Belsat Music Live”, and himself.

Publications

He wrote two books of poetry: Kalidor and Fotaalbom, a prose book Milarus and writes for Nasha Niva and the Teksty magazine.

Discography

With Mroya (1986-1994)

  • Stary chram
  • Zrok
  • Studyja BM
  • 28-ja zorka

With [N.R.M.]

  • Lalalala
  • Odzirydzidzina
  • Pašpart hramadzianina N.R.M.
  • Try čarapachi
  • Dom kultury
  • 06

With Krambambula">Krambambula (band)">Krambambula

  • Zastolny albom
  • Karali rajonu
  • "Radio "Krambambulya” 0,33FM"
  • Krambambula śviatočnaja
  • Drabadzi-drabada
  • Čyrvony štral

Solo projects

  • Kuplety i prypievy
  • Biełaja jabłynia hromu
  • Hramadaznaŭstva
  • Psychasamatyka
  • Hravitacyja
  • Ameryka
  • Trybunał
  • Listy palitviaźniam

Collaborative albums

  • Narodny Albom
  • Śviaty Viečar 2000
  • Ja naradziŭsia tut
  • Takoha niama nidzie
  • Emihranty

Singles and EPs

  • Vive Le Matin!
  • Try čarapachi
  • Hierojam Słava!
  • Biełaruś nie Łukašenka

Compilation albums

  • Premjer Tuzin 2005
  • Premjer Tuzin 2006

Miscellanea

Four songs written by Lavon Volski were performed in the 2006 documentary A Lesson of Belarusian, which dealt with the Belarusian democracy movement and the 2006 re-election of Alexander Lukashenko as president. Three of these were performed by N.R.M., the other by Belarusian students.
The song Try čarapachi that he wrote for the namesake album became very popular among Belarusians. It is often performed during opposition protests, among students, and among Belarusians in emigration.
At the end of 2023, Belarusian courts added Volsky's Telegram and Instagram pages to the list of extremist materials.

Soundtracks and arrangements

  • Author's broadcast "Kvadrakola" for "Radio "BM"
  • Author's broadcast "Kvadrakola" for "Radio "Racyja"
  • OST to the feature film "Koler kachannia"
  • Music for the play on the base of the Minsk Theater for Young People by the play of F. Alehnovich "Pan ministr"
  • OST the feature film "Dastish fantastish"
  • OST and lyrics to the socio-cultural video "Budzma blarusami"
  • OST and concept to the socio-political cabaret "Saŭka dy Hryška" in song format for "Radio "Liberty"
  • OST and script to the feature film "Adnojčy ŭ Barachlandyi"
  • OST to the feature film "Žyvie Biełaruś", the premiere of the film was on May 22, 2012, at the 65th Cannes Film Festival
  • Musical arrangement and script to the historical and humorous program "Nazad u budučyniu" for the Polish-Belarusian TV channel "Belsat"
  • OST and script to the feature film "Byvaj, Ziamla"
  • 2014-2018 OST and concept to the socio-political cabaret "Saŭka dy Hryška" in the animated clip format for "Radio "Liberty"
  • The satirical radio program "Aranžavyja akulary" for "Radio "Liberty"
  • Musical arrangement to the concert-musical "Narodny albom" for the "Bialystok Opera"
  • The song "Namaluj" - the musical part of the project "Kazimir Malevich for children" with the support of The Malevich Society is a private American not-for-profit organization

Awards

  • People's Choice Award at the festival "Rock-step 1988"; winner of "Navapolack 1988" festival
  • Grand Prix in the nomination "The best keyboardist" at the festival "Three Colors 1990"
  • Rock crown in the nomination "Song of the Year"
  • Rock crown in the category "Album of the Year"
  • Rock crown-1997 in the nomination “Band of the Year "N.R.M."
  • People's Choice Award
  • Project of the Year
  • Song of the Year
  • Musician of the Year
  • Event of the Year
  • The best lyrics
  • Song of the Year
  • Album of the Year
  • Rock crown
  • Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year – "Rock-Coronation-2002"
  • Artist of the Year at the "Rock-Coronation 2004–2005"
  • Artist of the Year at the "Rock Coronation 2007"
  • Freemuse Award
  • The Medal of the Belarusian Independent Republic for Merits in the Revival of Belarusian Culture