Leanid Arturavich Zeydel-Volski, better known as Lavon Volski, is a Belarusian musician, writer, painter, and founder of the Belarusian rockgroups Mroja, N.R.M., Zet, and Krambambula.
Biography
Lavon Volski is a Belarusian rock-musician, cultural figure, an author of music and lyrics, poet, artist, group leader of N.R.M. and Krambambula, the owner of numerous musical awards, both personal and as a member of various collectives. He is the son of Artur Volski, who is a known Belarusian writer, and Russian poetess Svetlana Evseyeva.. He studied at Minsk Art College.
Career
He was a vocalist and a keyboard player of the Belarusian Rock-band Mroja. He wrote lyrics for ULIS, album Pa-nad dachami and was guitar player and the vocalist of Novaje Nieba. Now he is the rhythm guitar player and the vocalist of N.R.M., Zet and Krambambula. In 2008 he has also started a solo career and has released a first album called "Bielaja jablynia hromu" in March 2010. For the Belarusian speaking radioprogramme Radio Svaboda he writes sharp-ironical Cabaret-styled songs about political and social topics. In 2014 he released a solo album "Social Science" - an author's view of the problems of modern Belarusian society. This album was recorded at the studio "Ymir Audio" in Vilnius. The musical part of "Social Science" was arranged together with Norwegian musician multi-instrumentalist and sound producer Snorre Bergerud. On the New Year 2019 he acted and directed the musical show “We will be not understood in Moscow” by Tuzin.fm, “Belsat Music Live”, and himself.
Publications
He wrote two books of poetry: Kalidor and Fotaalbom and writes for Nasha Niva and the Teksty magazine. His story "The new flat of Kazimir" was included in the collection of prose works "Pavietrany Šar" from the Nasha Niva Library.
Discography
Studio albums
Kuplety i prypievy
Biełaja jabłynia hromu
Hramadaznaŭstva
Psychasamatyka
Hravitacyja
Ameryka
Collaborative albums
Narodny Albom
Śviaty Viečar 2000
Ja naradziŭsia tut
Takoha niama nidzie
Singles and EPs
Vive Le Matin!
Try čarapachi
Compilation albums
Premjer Tuzin 2005
Premjer Tuzin 2006
Miscellanea
He was a narrator of the Kvadrakola radio show on Radyjo Racyja. Four songs written by Lavon Volski were performed in the 2006 documentary A Lesson of Belarusian, which dealt with the Belarusian democracy movement and the 2006 re-election of Alexander Lukashenko as president. Three of these were performed by N.R.M., the other by Belarusian students.
Soundtracks and arrangements
Author's broadcast "Kvadrakola" for "Radio "BM"
Author's broadcast "Kvadrakola" for "Radio "Racyja"
Music for the play on the base of the Minsk Theater for Young People by the play of F. Alehnovich "Pan ministr"
OST the feature film "Dastish fantastish"
OST and lyrics to the socio-cultural video "Budzma blarusami"
OST and concept to the socio-political cabaret "Saŭka dy Hryška" in song format for "Radio "Liberty"
OST and script to the feature film "Adnojčy ŭ Barachlandyi"
OST to the feature film "Žyvie Biełaruś", the premiere of the film was on May 22, 2012 at the 65th Cannes Film Festival
Musical arrangement and script to the historical and humorous program "Nazad u budučyniu" for the Polish-Belarusian TV channel "Belsat"
OST and script to the feature film "Byvaj, Ziamla"
2014-2018 OST and concept to the socio-political cabaret "Saŭka dy Hryška" in the animated clip format for "Radio "Liberty"
The satirical radio program "Aranžavyja akulary" for "Radio "Liberty"
Musical arrangement to the concert-musical "Narodny albom" for the "Bialystok Opera"
The song "Namaluj" - the musical part of the project "Kazimir Malevich for children" with the support of The Malevich Society is a private American not-for-profit organization
Musical works
The musical band Mroya, “Zrok”, “Studyja BM”,”28-ja zorka”
The musical band N.R.M., "Odzirydzidzina", “Pašpart hramadzianina N.R.M.” , “Try čarapachi” , “Dom kultury” "House of Culture", "06"
