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A first-generation Ukrainian-American and Minnesota native, Natalie Nowytski trained classically with her grandmother, the legendary vocal coach Oksana Bryn. Her Ukrainian heritage and love for traditional folk music brought Natalie to the internationally acclaimed Ethnic Dance Theatre in 1996, ultimately leading her to direct the renowned Mila Vocal Ensemble, specializing in the vocal styling of traditional Central and Eastern European music. She has traveled to Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France and Ukraine to study culture and folk music from professional musicians and villagers alike, including Les Mystere des voix Bulgares soloists Svetla Karadjova Ivanova and Lilyana Galevska. Often dubbed a "chameleon voice," Natalie sings in more than 50 languages and in nearly 20 distinct vocal styles. In addition to her growing roster of private voice students, Natalie frequently conducts multi-level vocal workshops and has served as consultant for various choirs, including The Rose Ensemble, Mila Vocal Ensemble and KITKA. Through her work over the last 25 years, Natalie has become respected as a master artist of Eastern European vocal styling.
Her performance credits include guest appearances with Peter Ostroushko, Ruth MacKenzie, Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum, and Ethnic Dance Theatre. She has performed on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and at the prestigious Koprivshtitsa folk festival in Bulgaria, both with Mila Vocal Ensemble, which she directed for several years. Although she calls the voice her main instrument, Natalie plays nearly a dozen folk and classical instruments: She is the vocalist/percussionist/flautist for local folk dance band Orkestar Bez Ime (OBI), vocalist for the traditional Bulgarian dance band Traki, and vocalist/bassist for Seljuky (Ukrainian Village Band). In a departure from her folk music life, Natalie also bridges the indie rock/pop/electronica scene—writing, performing and recording with her duet partner, Reid Kruger, as AM Supper Club.
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Albanian, Armenian, Austrian German, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, French Canadian, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Georgian, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Iranian, Italian, Karelian, Latvian, Macedonian, Montenegran, Norwegian, Polish, Romani, Romanian, Russian, Rusyn, Sephardic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tibetan, Ukrainian, Yiddish.
dumbek, hand/frame drums, tāpan (Balkan drum), taiko (Japanese drum), bass (electric and upright), piano, flute (classical), folk flutes (frula, dvoyanka/dvodentsivka, sopilka, kaval, penny whistle, etc.), gaida (Bulgarian bagpipe), bandura (Ukrainian string instrument), guitar (acoustic and electric), gamelan, accordion, didjeridoo.