My name is Bulat Gafarov. I am professional composer, musician multi-instrumentalist.

I compose music for films, theatres, animation, shows, performances and for my own band Toke-Cha.

I mix different styles of music in my compositions: ethno, breakbeat, classical music, hip-hop, house, ambient, jazz and world music. 

I play professionally about 300 musical instruments from around the world; All instruments are in my personal collection.

Some of the instruments are: violin, piano, drums, vargans, flutes, koto, didjeridu, sitar, ud, darbuka, kalimba, harmonyka, various stringed and wind instruments, etc.

I sing several kinds of singing: throat (obertone), eastern (indian, midle & central asian), beatbox. Use electronic sound processors.

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My musical projects:

"Toke-Cha band" - Modern Ethnic World Music (Multi-instrumental & drum show) "B and S" - Hip-hop, beatbox "Beul'-beul'" - Experimental folk, ethno, russian songs and & throath singing "Azimut band"- ethno-jazz, ethno-rock, ethno-fusion "Bulat project" - Live electronic music

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I've written music for films:

"Ferris wheel" by Vera Glagoleva (Russia, 2007) "Fishman" by Olga Stolpovskaya (Russia, 2004) David Lynch on "Culture Catch" (Usa, 2006) "House of the sun"  by Garik Sukachev (Russia, 2008) "On low frequency" documentary film by Artem Kochukov "Pilot" by Mihalkov-Konchalovsky "The Entrepreneur" for Bricklin Documentary llc. (Usa, 2007)

For theatres and performances:

"Hotel of two Worlds" by Eric Emanuel Smitt. The director Patric Rollen, Igor Grigurko. (Rati) "Siege". The director Evgeniy Grishkovecz (STD theatre) "Sleep In Summer Night" (ethnic part). The director Natalya Anastasyeva. "Little World Theater" Experimental theatre "Pag&Arm" - "The Fish/Sun" "Badma Seseg" ("Flower of a lotus"). Theatre Baikal (Buryatita, Ulan Ude) - The director Dandar Japovich & German Pikus Ballet "Sansara" by Nikita Dmitrievsky

For computer game  "Shelter Online" by "Digital Worlds company"

My compositions are also used for radio and TV programs.

music              video

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I work in the following styles: 

Electronic & Electroacoustic music Ethno-Electronic music, Live music, World music, Ethnic and Folk music Classical and Avangard music Jazz, blues, Rock, Fusion, Funk Hip hop, House, BreakBeat, Drum'n'Bass, Trance, Ambient, Techno And also arrangements, orchestrements and soundtracks

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Information in mass-media:

• Television channels: ORT, Russia Today, Euronews, Stolitsa (Capital), Mir (world), าอา, Culture & other (some video here)
• Printing editions, magazines: Jalouse, Ethnosphere, Alquimia, Moscow Times, Moscow reference point, Petty-bourgeois large village, the Hammer (some articles here) & other
• Diplomas and articles (diplomas and articles here)

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I work together with many known directors, musicians and actors

e-mail: bulat@bulatgafarov.com            bulat.gafar@gmail.com

Mobile Tel.: + 7 916 695 79 93  Bulat Gafarov