TUARI

The Karelian ethnic group TUARI can be described as Karelian traditional songs, national instruments and vivid images presented by the rich history of Karelia. Their music will transport you to the fabulous world of the ancient peoples of the North, the heroes of the Karelian-Finnish epos Kalevala.

The band draws ideas for songs from the folklore heritage of the peoples who lived in Karelia in different eras. Their repertoire includes modern treatments of the runes of the national epos "Kalevala" and traditional Karelian songs, as well as original songs in the Karelian language. Together with the music, inspired by the medieval Scandinavian style, the musicians create their own visual images.

The band consists of 5 musicians:

The author and lead singer of the band is Daria Toivonen

Arranger and backing vocalist – Vsevolod Shain

Instrumentalist (jouhikko) – Ksenia Prikman

Instrumentalist (chromatic cantele) – Anna Tyutryumova

Instrumentalist (violin) – Anastasia Soshnevskaya

Karelian ethnic group TUARI is a finalist of the All-Russian musical project "Sound of Eurasia" (Moscow, 2023), participant of the television vocal competition "Zvezda" (Zvezda TV Channel, 2025), regional headliner of the Tavrida festival of young multinational art Tavrida.ART (Tavrida Art Cluster, 2024).

The band's collection includes performances at such venues as: the main stage of VDNH, Muzeon Park (Moscow), the Moscow House of Music, the main street stage of Yoshkar-Ola, the World Youth Festival (Sochi), the Tavrida Art Cluster (Crimea), the Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatoire named after Tchaikovsky and others.