Described as a "Euro-sounding Peter, Paul & Mary," Vladimir, Nikolai & Nadya are known collectively as Meridian (previously the Meridian Trio). A populartelevision and concert attraction in Eastern Europe for many years, Meridian's music combines Russian folk harmonies with elements of Western classical, pop, and jazz, a cross-cultural mixture of musicalprecision and natural expression. In the past, the group has won first-prize honors in the esteemed National Soviet Competition, and was featured in an award-winning movie, "Torpedo Plane." Having toured successfully in Japan, France, Poland, and Italy, the trio is planning to record its next album in English as well as Russian and to tour America in 1993.

DAVID SINCLAIR Billboard 31 july 1993