Some of my facebook friends who actually click on the videos have probably seen a few of these clips where some of the world’s most famous hits are sung by a folk ensemble.

Buranovskie Babushki (Grannies from Buranovo) who competed in this year’s Eurovision sing the song Venus in Udmurt language. The word “babushki” means grandmas or old women.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP5hSK2k1Y4

Buranovskie Babushki with Yesterday by the Beatles in Udmurt language.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n-7KCHFoqw

Smoke on the Water by Buranovskie Babushki.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DdLK-npZRU

Nice clip combining old and new, in Tatar language.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT88UYvZLx0

These ladies are from Mari El.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsHNiGw60Q

No Woman No Cry performed by the Japanese folk group Nēnēs. There is something magical in the way they pronounce the word “woman”.