Ethno-rock band "Allegoriya" has been organised in 2003 in Minusinsk by people who interested history and a life of the ancient Slavs, taking before direct part in the organisation of set of role-playing games of the historical modelling devoted to a pre-Christian epoch, in a consequence of that musical style of collective and a direction of its further creative activity have been chosen. In due course the group stylistics have changed in an alloy of ethnic music of different cultures and modern styles.
Group:
- > Yegor Kosolapov (manager) - vocal, rhythm guitar, wind instruments (harmonica, kaluka)
- > Igor (Garret) Bragin (art director) - vocal, percussion (conga and bongo drums, djembe, tambourine, shaker), wind instruments (block-flute, didjeridoo, kaluka, hobrah, jaleika)
- > Alexey (Lemer) Haritonov - wind instruments (clarinet, block-flute, hobrah, kaluka)
- > Irina Shramko - vocal, flutes
- > Alexey Bragin - solo-guitar
- > Dmitriy Panov - drums
Awards:
- > February 2003 - Winners of the first degree in a nomination "Vocal-instrument ensemble - Civil" at patriotic festival "Young Russia" (Krasnoyarsk). Winners in a nomination "Ensemble" of festival "Sayany-2003" (Sayanogorsk).
- > August 2004 - Representatives of delegation from Krasnoyarsk region at V International festival of youth and students of the countries of Asian-Pacific region (Uhlan-Ude).
- > March 2006 - Organizers of festival "Live music" (Minusinsk).
- > May 2006 - Winners of regional rock festival "Live Sound" (Krasnoyarsk).
- > May 2007 - Winners in a nomination "the Best ethno-rock group" at First Inter-regional festival of acoustic music "Unplugged-2007" (Abakan).
- > July 2007 - Winners of the award "Zolotaya Iriya" in a nomination "Etno-experiment" of the International festival of ethnic music "Sayan ring-2007" (Shushensky).
