Ensemble "Grenada"

The Ensemble "Grenada" (Ансамбль Гренада) is a musical group, founded in 1973 in the Institute of Latin America Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences as a political song ensemble. Since 1993, Ensemble "Grenada" is the national ensemble of Russia.

Background
The Ensemble performs to audiences both in Russia and throughout the world, performing a range of music including folk tunes, Latin music, popular Soviet and Russian music. The group's repertoire has included: The Volga Boatmen's Song, Kalinka, Katyusha. In 1979, the Ensemble became the winner of the XI World Festival of Youth and Students in Havana.

Awards

 * Artur Becker Medal (1987);
 * Prize of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (2017);