Zulya Nazipovna Kamalova (russian: link=no, Зуля (Зульфия) Назиповна Камалова; tt-Cyrl, Зөлфия Нәсип кызы Камалова; born in
Sarapul
Sarapul ( Udmurt and russian: Сара́пул) is a city and a river port in the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River, southeast of Izhevsk, the capital of the republic. Population:
History
Sarapul is one of ...
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Udmurt ASSR) is an Australian singer. She currently resides in Australia though tours both countries frequently.
Life
Kamalova grew up in
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...
and began performing and writing music at age 9.
She is of
Volga Tatar
The Volga Tatars or simply Tatars ( tt-Cyrl, татарлар, tatarlar) are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Volga-Ural region of Russia. They are subdivided into various subgroups. Volga Tatars are Russia's second-largest ethnicity after ...
background. In 1991, she moved to Australia, settling in
Hobart,
Tasmania
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. After extensive performing solo and with accompanists and releasing several limited-run cassettes and a full-length album Journey of Voice, she moved to
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
. She later formed the band Children of the Underground and signed to Melbourne-based independent record label
Unstable Ape Records in 2004.
Musical style
Kamalova is known for her interpretations of Tatar and Russian music, often playing with a backing band Children of the Underground.
Instrumentation typically includes accordion, double bass, percussion, guitar, brass and string arrangements and occasionally
jaw harp.
Discography
Albums
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The
ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
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2003
, ''Elusive''
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ARIA Award for Best World Music Album
The ARIA Music Award for Best World Music Album, is an award presented within the Fine Arts Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. It was inaugurated in 1995 as Best Folk/World/Traditional Release. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achieveme ...
,
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[ARIA Award previous winners. ]
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2007
, ''3 Nights''
, Best World Music Album
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Music Victoria Awards
The
Music Victoria Awards
The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria. They commenced in 2006 and are awarded in Melbourne Music W ...
are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
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2013
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, Zulya and the Children of the Underground
, Best Global or Reggae Act
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References
External links
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Living people
People from Sarapul
Perm State University alumni
Russian multi-instrumentalists
Russian musicians
Russian women musicians
World Music Awards winners
Jaw harp players
Soviet emigrants to Australia
Volga Tatar people
Westpark Music artists
1969 births
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