Basovišča
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Basóvišča (pronounced [baˈsovʲiʂtʂa]; Music Festival of Young Belarus) is the festival of Belarusian alternative and rock music, which is annually conducted by the Belarusian Association of Students since 1990.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The festival takes place during two July days in the Borak forest near Gmina of Gródek, Poland.[7] The important part of the festival is the music contest, in which young bands compete for prizes - usually money and rights to record their album for free.[8][9][10] Well-known stars of Belarusian, Ukrainian and Polish rock-scene usually perform there too.[11][12][13] From five to twelve thousand people come to the festival every year.[14]
History
2006
17th Basovišča was held on 22–23 July 2006. Contest was on second day. It was the first time when a band from Lithuania, IR, took part in it.
Contest results
Winners:[15]
- Parason - 40 hours of recording in Apollo Studio, and money (1800 zl)[16][17]
- S.D.M. - 25 hours of recording in Studio Rembrandt Radio Bialystok, and money (1200 zl)
- Nevma - 1360 zl
- Ludzi śviatla - 1000 zl
- Vodar suśviet - electric guitar
Other participants: Band A, Krok, RoStra, Termin X, Mozart
Bans
In 2006, the organizers faced a ban on the concerts of “Adboryšča” (qualifying rounds for “Basovišča-2006”) in Minsk.[18]
Criticism
In 2008 Rock-Princess Kasia Kamockaja as a columnist over at naviny.by made such a takeaway on the festival, "„Basovišča“ was conceived not as a festival of Belarusian music in exile, but as a celebration of local Białystok Belarusians."[19]
On the pages of BelGazeta, Tat'yana Zamirovskaya wrote in 2007 that the festival "is the only and oldest music competition in which young Belarusian rock bands can prove themselves and get a very significant prize."[20]
In the retrospect of 2010–2019 in 2019, Lesha Gorbash from 34mag called the festival "a Mecca for Belarusian rock music."[21] Oleg Klimov, editor-in-chief of Muzykalnaya Gazeta, described the festival in 2003 as follows: “Basovišča is a Belarusian Woodstock, only on the territory of Poland bordering Belarus. Therefore, no one knows about this fest, not only in the world, but even in the rest of Poland. In general, it is a cool festival of life.”[22]
References
- Еврорадио (13 June 2014). "Лёник Тарасевич: Первое "Басовище" больше напоминало студенческую встречу" (in Russian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- Еўрарадыё (12 June 2014). "Лёнік Тарасевіч: Першае "Басовішча" больш нагадвала студэнцкую сустрэчу" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- Мінчонак, Аляксей (30 October 2006). ""Рок-кола" vs. "Басовішча"". Tuzin.fm (in Belarusian). mpby.ru. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- Маліноўскі, Ілля (16 July 2013). "Як на "Басовішчы" рыкаў Таболіч, а Крама адправіла інструменты ў Пецярбург" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- Малиновский, Илья (16 July 2013). "Как на "Басовище" рычал Таболич, а Krama отправила инструменты в Петербург" (in Russian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- Максімюк, Ян (13 July 2019). "Некалькі словаў пра "Басовішча", якіх ня скажа ніхто". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "'Here we breathe freedom': Basowiszcza festival amplifies Belarus opposition". The Guardian. AFP. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- Мінчонак, Аляксей (2004). ""Басовішча-2004": нашая справаздача" (in Belarusian). Tuzin.fm. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- Канапкін, Ягор (4 June 2013). "У конкурсе Басовішча сёлета спаборнічаюць 28 гуртоў" [28 bands are competing in this year's Basovišča competition] (in Belarusian). Generation.by. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- Карпюк, Ілона (25 July 2010). "Толькі "зорачкі" на "Басовішчы-2010" не засвяціліся" (PDF). Niva (in Belarusian) (30): 3. ISSN 0546-1960. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- Рудович, Оксана (23 July 2013). "Звездами "Басовища" стали "Dzieciuki": финальный репортаж" (in Russian). Наша Ніва. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- Колесникова, Маша (22 July 2014). ""Басовішча" — как Новый год: может быть разным, но все равно его отмечаешь" (in Russian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Калеснікава, Маша (22 July 2014). ""Басовішча" — гэта як Новы год: можа быць розным, але ты яго адзначаеш" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Самусик, Ольга “ОСА”; Червяков, Сергей; Помидоров, А. (2004). ""Басовище" :: Низвержение устоев". Muzykalnaya Gazeta (in Russian) (14). Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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- "Вынікі конкурсу "Басовішча-2006" (Results of Basovišča-2006 contest)". Tuzin.fm. 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
- Шульц, Міра (15 July 2013). "Куды знікаюць пераможцы "Басовішча"?" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- Шульц, Мира (15 July 2013). "Куда исчезают победители "Басовища"?" (in Russian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- Будкін, Сяргей; Мінчонак, Аляксей (23 June 2006). ""Басовішча" - ідэалягічна небясьпечнае мерапрыемства". Tuzin.fm (in Belarusian). mpby.ru. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- Камоцкая, Кася (17 August 2008). "Кася Камоцкая. ШОУ-БІЗ. Салідарны з рок-н-ролам?" (in Belarusian). naviny.by. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- Замировская, Татьяна (18 June 2007). "Фактор "Евровидения"". BelGazeta (in Russian). 24 (594). Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- Горбаш, Леша; Кашликов, Антон; palasatka (26 December 2019). "Вспомнить все: таймлайн беларусской музыки 2010–2019" (in Russian). 34mag. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- Климов, Олег (2003). "Фестиваль "Рок-коронация" :: Бодался Цыбин с N.R.M." Muzykalnaya Gazeta (in Russian) (2). Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
External links
Media related to Basowiszcza at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Belarusian and Polish) Basovišča — the official web-site