Maria Burmaka
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Maria Burmaka (born June 17, 1970 in Kharkiv, Ukraine) — famous Ukrainian singer, musician and songwriter in genres of rock, pop, folk, world music.
Maria Burmaka began singing Ukrainian songs while studying in a guitar class in a musical school. In 1987 she entered the faculty of philology of Kharkiv University of Karazin. A year later she started composing her own songs on the Ukrainian poetry. In 1989 Maria was the winner of the Sung Poetry festival in Lutsk. Then she became "silver medallist" of the Chervona Ruta festival. The "Kobza" firm released an audiocassette with her guitar songs.
In January 1992 the Canadian record company "Yewshan" released Burmaka’s first CD album titled "Maria"
Maria's new album came out in 1998. It was titled "Znovu lyublyu" ("In Love Again"). The presentation of the record was special: Maria invited her closest friends and the press to the 17-18th century icons hall in the National Fine Arts Museum, where an acoustic guitar concert was given. She presented her new songs accompanied by the guitar only.
Each of Maria's albums defines some aspect of the singer's inner state reflecting in the shades of her mood as well as in the concept of sound. Maria is the author of music and poetry. She looks for the musicians herself. Each record differs from the previous one and shows a new Maria Burmaka.
[edit] Albums
- 1990 Ой не квiтни, весно (Oj ne kvitni, vesno)
- 1992 Марiя (Mariya)
- 1994 Лишається надiя (Lishaetsya nadiya)
- 1998 Знову люблю (Znovu ljublju)
- 2001 Iз янголом на плечi (Iz yangolom na plechi)
- 2002 Мiа (Mia)
- 2003 I Am
- 2004 N9
