IX At the Crossroads of Cultures — Riabin's band from Gabów Grądz. Workshops

We invite you to a unique workshop of multi-voiced Old Believer folk songs, which will be conducted by Riabin's band from Gabowe Grądz.

Riabina is a unique group associated with the community of Old Believers — Old Believers, who found themselves on Polish lands at the end of the 17th century, after leaving Russia due to disagreement with liturgical reforms and changes in religious tradition.

October 16, 2026 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Rehearsal Hall, 5 Pope John Paul II Street
Cost of workshops: 70zł

The ensemble performs in a dialect of the Russian language close to the Novograd-Pskov dialect of the Russian language, former wedding songs, ballads and processions, as well as other songs of Russian pedigree. According to its tradition, Riabina does not use musical instruments — even the old dances and processions take place exclusively to the accompaniment of singing.
The band has existed since 1988 and is an extraordinary phenomenon on the musical map of Poland. Riabina was already a guest at the Suwałki Cultural Center during the 2nd Cycle “At the Crossing of Cultures”, 22-23 February 2017.

composition of the team:
1. Zenona Ancipow — team leader
2. Rena Fomin
3. Maria Yefimov
4. Marta Ancipov
5. Anna Yefimov
6. Vera Yevdokimov
7. Marianna July
8. Wenceslas Kaplanov
The supervisor of the team is Mrs. Małgorzata Kalisz — instructor of the Centre for Culture and Library of the Augustów Commune in Żarnow.
The team operates under the care of the Culture Center and Library of the Augustów Commune in Żarnow.
The meeting place and rehearsals of the team is Filia w Bora.
Riabina has repeatedly performed successfully at national folklore festivals, including in Kazimierz nad Vistula, in Rzeszów, Gdańsk, Torun, Poznan, Elblag, Bialystok, Warsaw, Węgorzewo, Suwałki, Augustów and many other Polish cities, as well as abroad, in Vilnius and Moscow. The band also participated in the recordings for the film “Siberiada Polska” directed by Janusz Zaorski.