BoomBox (also: Бумбокс, Bumboks) is a Ukrainian rock and pop
band formed in 2004 by singer
Andriy Khlyvnyuk
Andriy Volodymyrovych Khlyvnyuk ( ua, Андрій Володимирович Хливнюк; born December 31, 1979) is a Ukrainian musician, the vocalist and lyricist of the group BoomBox.
Biography
Andriy Khlyvnyuk was born on December 31, ...
and
guitarist
A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themsel ...
. Their songs are predominantly in
Ukrainian
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
, with their albums and singles including some songs in
Russian and English.
They recorded their first album ''Меломанія'' (''Melomania'') in just 19 hours and released it in April 2005.
The band has performed in cities throughout Ukraine, including
Lviv
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,
Odesa
Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrati ...
,
Kovel
Kovel (, ; pl, Kowel; yi, קאוולע / קאוולי ) is a city in Volyn Oblast (province), in northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion (district). Population:
Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest ru ...
,
Uzhhorod and, as recently as the beginning of 2022, in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Ky ...
. They have performed in other European countries, the United States, and
Canada
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. In 2015 they conducted a ten-year-anniversary tour in North America.
BoomBox was scheduled to perform in London at a show in support of the
Belarus Free Theatre
Belarus Free Theatre is a Belarusian underground theatre group.
Under the current political system the Belarus Free Theatre has no official registration, no premises, nor any other facilities. Rehearsals and performances (always free of charge ...
in 2015. Khlyvnyuk was unable to get there due to visa problems, so instead of performing their own set, the rest of the band backed
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics an ...
's
David Gilmour
David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. P ...
,
playing a selection of Pink Floyd and Gilmour solo pieces.
After the
2014 Russian annexation of Crimea the band stopped performing in
Russia
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. When
Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the band postponed a tour of North America and all the members joined the Ukrainian
Territorial Defense Forces. Khlyvnyuk recorded an
a cappella
''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Ren ...
version of the
Ukrainian folk song "
Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow" in Kyiv while dressed in a military uniform, and posted it on social media. South African musician
The Kiffness
David Scott (born 11 February 1988), also known by his stagename as The Kiffness, is a South African musician, producer and parody artist who is the founder and lead singer for the band, The Kiffness. Despite the name of the band, Scott is referr ...
made a
remix
A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...
of Khlyvnyuk's recording, to support Ukraine.
[ ] Pink Floyd, led by David Gilmour, wrote and recorded the single "
Hey, Hey, Rise Up!", incorporating Khlyvnyuk's recorded vocals, and released it in April 2022 in support of Ukraine.
Discography
* Меломанія (Melomania) (2005)
* Family бізнес (Family Business) (2006)
* III (2008)
* Все включено (All included) (2010)
* Середній Вiк (Middle Age) (2011)
* Термінал Б (Terminal B) (2013)
* Люди (People) (2016)
* Голий король (Naked King) (2017)
* Таємний код: Рубікон. Частина 1 (2019)
* Таємний код: Рубікон. Частина 2 (2019)
References
External links
BoomBox on last.fm
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Ukrainian rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2004