Ensemble "Grenada"

The Ensemble "Grenada" (Russian: Ансамбль Гренада, romanized: Ansambl Grenada) 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.

The Ensemble performs to audiences both in Russia and throughout the world,[1] performing a range of music including folk tunes,[2] 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.

Dean Reed with the Ensemble "Grenada", 1982