Ethno-rock band SHONO from Irkutsk was founded in 2014 by Alexander Arkincheev is a well known master of throat singing and the Morin Khuur player

Ethno-rock band SHONO from East Siberia was founded in 2014 in Irkutsk city by Alexander Arkincheev is a well known master of throat singing, multi-instrumentalist who is a virtuoso performer on the instruments like the Morin Khuur, Sukh Khuur, Limbe, Khomus.

The musicians convey the unique culture of the Buryat people are one of the largest indigenous groups in Siberia. SHONO in Buryat language means “WOLF” what vividly reflects the spirit of the band's music reminiscent
of the atmosphere of nomadic life.

The band has many fans of the ethnic music all over the world. The group’s creativity is a shamanic spells performed in rock-style. Throat singing, the sound of the traditional Buryat musical instruments in combination
with guitars and drums rhythms create a real mystery on the stage immersing the audience in meditation
or psychedelic trance!

The musicians have an intense creative way: successful tours in France, Kazakhstan, Poland and Latvia, performances at various festivals such as The Spirit of Tengri, Nomad Way (Kazakhstan), Porta (Latvia), WORLD of Siberia (Shushenskoye), Karakuz (Almetievsk), Heart of Eurasia (Ufa), Sib World Music Fest (Novosibirsk), Baikal Live (Irkutsk). In 2023 the band made their first tour of Russia with the program “Legends from the shores of Baikal” and having conquered the public in Moscow, Saint Petersburg
and cities of Siberia.

Also the band released two studio albums HUNTERS and KOLKHOZOY TRAKTOR, which one got
an award in the nomination “The best folk album of Russia in 2023” by the Russian World Music Chart!

In April 2024 SHONO started 10th anniversary tour. And now the band started to record their third album.

Your concert in Novosibirsk was simply magnificent. Thank you very much for coming and for your creativity. I've been listening to your music for several years now. Especially far from my homeland it always helps me a lot. Thanks for that too.

Thank you very much for your performance. Everything was great and super cool!) 100/10 lights

Guys, this is a delight! Thank you for the concert, thank you for coming to Krasnoyarsk today and I attended it. I’ve just came from Samara for three days and today is my birthday! Your concert is the best gift to yourself.
Come to Samara, you are cool!

Thank you guys!

You truly make this world a better place.
I got the true pleasure and healing at your concert. May all your wildest creative ambitions be realized and let it always resonate in the soul of the listener and each member of the group. Hugs!

Here in Siberia we are generally sophisticated about ethnic music. But what happened yesterday!
Before the concert I was leafing through the reviews. The man writes in Moscow the audience cried. I was impressed but not surprised… well… the rhythm of life, the level of workload let you know... this is not the case in the region. But at some point the tears just started flowing. Live sounds, shots of wildlife in the background, kind comments from the soloist – it touches very deeply.
Powerful group! The combination of instruments – ethnic and guitars, presentation style, skill, huge heart and dignity or something. Something very real, it is so valuable in our wonderful world. A most pleasant evening! Thank you! This is a discovery! We wish you large venues, full halls and cool festivals. One huge drawback: there was no dance floor! It's impossible to just sit under this. We rocked the chairs, it seems and then they started dancing in the aisle! The final round dance is just a holiday!)))

It was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. The audience roared with delight after the first song and until the end. But this is the same notorious “overfed” Moscow audience. A clear example for everyone – create a group in the sound of which there will not be a single extra note, not a single random touch. The leader of which will masterfully play four completely different instruments and sing in your genre like no one else. In which the rhythm section will rock so that the walls shake. In which the material will be like a heavenly beauty and some kind of incomprehensible alien nature. And your audience will roar from the first note to the last despite all the satiety and sophistication.

Thank you for these emotions!
Music that stirs the blood, the most real,
I admire you, how you manage to raise
such ancient instincts inside,
may your roads always be open!

I don’t know why but in the last few months I desperately want to go to Ulan-Ude and Lake Baikal! Yeah! You heard right exactly in Ulan-Ude! I wanted
it so much that I’ve even bought plane tickets and booked a vacation
in October. My friend and I packed our bags, printed out a carefully thought-out itinerary: Ivolginsky datsan, hot springs, Olkhon island, Ulan-Ude drama theater. But... for some reason Ulan-Ude and Baikal told us: Stop! Not now! And the trip didn’t take a place. And Buryatia began to come to me by
through supposedly random TV shows, articles, stories. And yesterday this
small but proud republic sent me its talented children!
We attended SHONO’s concert absolutely by accident. Wow! It was so wonderful, magical, driving! It was so energetic that the audience at the end started dancing in a round dance! I've never seen anything like this before! What extraordinary Buryat folk instruments, what a mastery of the throat singing Alexander and Evgeniya demonstrated to us! Now I know morin-khuur and jaw harp! How skillfully the guitarist, bassist and drummers played! Bravissimo! You have gained a few more fans in Krasnoyarsk