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Pop-Mechanics
Pop-Mechanics (Popular Mechanics) () was a musical collective founded by Sergey Kuryokhin in 1984. The line-up of Pop-Mechanics often changed; musicians from rock groups such as Aquarium (band), Aquarium, Kino (band), Kino, Strannye Igry, AVIA, and Auktyon took part in its performances. Pop-Mechanics ceased to exist with Kuryokhin's death in 1996. History Sergey Kuryokhin acted as the composer, conductor, and artistic director of Pop-Mechanics, as well as performing as a musician. The collective's performances were partly improvised and mixed genres, including elements of jazz, rock, avant-garde theater, and ancient mystery plays. The stage performances sometimes included animals. The first Pop-Mechanics concert took place on 14 April 1984 in Moscow on the stage of the Moskvorechye Palace of Culture, House of Culture. The group's first performance in Leningrad took place in the spring of 1985 at a festival of the Leningrad Rock Club. In 1988, Pop-Mechanics had their first i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgy Guryanov
Georgy (Gustav) Konstantinovich Guryanov (; 27 February 1961 – 20 July 2013) was a Soviet and Russian musician and artist. From 1984 to 1990, Guryanov was the drummer, arranger, and backing vocalist in Kino (band), Kino and participant in Sergey Kuryokhin, Sergey Kuryokhin's Pop-Mechanics, Pop Mechanics. From 1990 to 2013, Guryanov worked as an artist. From 1993, he was an honorary professor at the New Academy of Fine Arts () in Saint-Petersburg, Saint Petersburg. In the 1990s and 2000s, Guryanov was considered a celebrity in Saint Petersburg and a famous Russian dandy. Biography Georgy Guryanov was born on 27 February 1961 in the maternity hospital of the Petrogradsky District, St. Petersburg, Leningrad to Konstantin Fedorovich (6 July 1914 - 26 October 1993) and Margarita Vikentievna (22 December 1924 - 9 February 2013), both geologists. Even before school, he began to study music at the Kozitsky Palace of Culture, where he learned to play the balalaika, domra, piano, and guit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Kasparyan
Yuri Dmitriyevich Kasparyan (, born 24 June 1963) is a Russian musician best known for his time as the guitarist of the Soviet rock band Kino and as a member of Vyacheslav Butusov's group U-Piter. Early life Kasparyan was born on 24 June 1963 in Simferopol, to entomologist Dmitry Kasparyan, who was of Armenian origin, and biologist Irina Guslits, who was of Russian-Jewish origin. In 1964, his family moved to Leningrad, where he grew up. From 1970 to 1977, he studied cello at a children's music school in Pushkin. But after getting interested towards Western rock music, he preferred to play guitar. In the late 1970s, he played in various student band groups. Music career In early 1983 he met Viktor Tsoi. Having become his main associate and close friend, he began to participate in rehearsals and recordings, and later became the lead guitarist of Kino until 1990. According to musician Boris Grebenshchikov, Kasparyan was a poor guitar player initially, but he quickly progre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timur Novikov
Timur Petrovich Novikov (September 24, 1958 – May 23, 2002) was a Russian visual artist, designer, art theorist, philosopher, and musician. He is considered one of the most influential proponents of Nonconformist Art before and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Life and work As he grew up in the Soviet Union, Novikov experienced its cultural and political constraints. His artistic education began at the age of seven at the House of Pioneers in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), and later at the Young Art Historians Club at the Russian Museum in the same city. In 1977, he became a member of the Letopis (Chronicles) art group; and in 1982 he founded the Новый художник (New Artists) movement. During the 1980s, Novikov worked at the Russian Museum and enjoyed access to its collection and archive, as well as close working relationships with its curators. This connection lasted to when he started work as an artist. In 1990 and 1991, he studied as an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola Beldy
Nikolay Ivanovich 'Kola' Beldy (, 2 May 1929 – 21 December 1993) was a Soviet-Russian pop singer of Nanai ethnicity. Early years Kola Beldy was born in the Khabarovsk Territory in the family of a hunter. He was orphaned early. During the Great Patriotic War, he escaped through Khabarovsk to the front, attributing to himself two extra years, and became a cabin boy of the Pacific Fleet. Participated in combat operations in Korea. He performed in the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Pacific Fleet. After graduating from an external music school, Beldy continued his service as a diesel engine driver on a minesweeper of the Pacific FleetЗолотой голос Севера. Кола ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leningrad Rock Club
The Leningrad Rock Club () was a historic music venue of the 1980s in Leningrad, situated on Rubinstein street (Saint Petersburg), Rubinstein Street in the city centre. Opened in 1981 and overseen by Komsomol and KGB, it became the first legal rock music venue in Leningrad. Overall, it was the largest rock music, rock scene in the Soviet Union and influenced the development of Russian rock. The example of the Leningrad Rock Club once inspired enthusiasts in various cities and even villages of the country to create their own rock clubs (the most famous venues were Moscow Rock Laboratory, the Sverdlovsk Rock Club). History Leningrad was a centre of rock music in the Soviet Union, perhaps due to its geographical proximity with Finland, which made it easier to access Western music. Attempts to create rock clubs began as early as 1973, but they were largely unsuccessful. In March 7, 1981, the Leningrad Rock Club was formed in Leningrad Inter - Union House of Amateur Creativity house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Kuryokhin
Sergey Anatolyevich Kuryokhin (16 June 19549 July 1996, nicknamed The Captain) was a Russian composer, pianist, music director, experimental artist, film actor and writer, based in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was an influential figure in the Saint Petersburg music scene of the 1980s and early 1990s. He was the former keyboardist for the rock band Aquarium (band), Aquarium. Biography Early life Sergey Kuryokhin was born in Murmansk into a military family. He began piano lessons at the age of 4. His school years were spent in Yevpatoria, Evpatoria, Crimea. His family moved to Leningrad in 1971 following his high-school graduation. He was admitted to the Mussorgsky Music School at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, Leningrad Conservatory, but was expelled soon after for chronic absenteeism. Career Kuryokhin began his performing career as a piano and keyboard player with a school band in Leningrad. After playing with professional jazz bands, as well as popular roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Titov (rock Musician)
Alexander Valentinovich Titov (; born 18 July 1957) is a Russian rock musician, known for his role as bassist of the band Aquarium (band), Aquarium, a position previously held by Fan (Michael Feinstein-Vasiliev). He has also performed with the bands Avgust (band), Avgust, Pop-Mechanics, Pop-Mekhanika, and Kino (band), Kino. He was born in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad. Alexander Titov is married to British musician and linguist Elena Titov. They have two children, Anna and Catherine. References External links * 1957 births Living people Russian rock musicians Russian male musicians {{Bass-guitarist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Tikhomirov (musician)
Kino (, ) is a Russian rock band formed in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in 1981. The band was co-founded and headed by Viktor Tsoi, who wrote the music and lyrics for almost all of the band's songs, until his death in 1990. Over the course of eight years, Kino released over ninety songs spanning over seven studio albums, as well as releasing a few compilations and live albums. During the days of the Soviet Union, the band's music was also widely circulated in the form of bootleg recordings through the underground magnitizdat distribution scene. Viktor Tsoi died in a car accident in 1990. Shortly after his death, the band broke up after releasing their final album, consisting of songs that Tsoi and the group were working on in the months before his death. In 2019, the band announced a reunion with concerts planned in late 2020 for the first time in 30 years; however, they were later postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The band has been active since 2019. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crumhorn
The crumhorn is a double reed , double reed instrument of the woodwind family, most commonly used during the Renaissance music, Renaissance period. In modern times, particularly since the 1960s, there has been a revival of interest in early music, and crumhorns are being played again. It was also spelled krummhorn, krumhorn, krum horn, and cremorne. Terminology The name derives from the German language, German (or or ) meaning ''bent horn''. This relates to the old English language, old English meaning curve, surviving in modern English language, English in 'crumpled' and 'crumpet' (a curved cake). The similar-sounding French term , when used correctly, refers to a woodwind instrument of different design, though the term is often used in error synonymously with that of crumhorn. It is uncertain if the Spanish wind instrument (attested in an inventory of 1559) designates the crumhorn, but it is known that crumhorns were used in Spain in the 16th century, and the identific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Tsoi
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (, ; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Russian singer-songwriter and actor who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and influential bands in the history of Russian music. Born and raised in Leningrad (modern-day Saint Petersburg) to a Russian mother and Koryo-saram father, Tsoi started writing songs as a teenager. Throughout his career, Tsoi contributed a plethora of musical and artistic works, including ten albums. After Kino appeared and performed in the 1987 Soviet film '' Assa'', the band's popularity surged, triggering a period referred to as "Kinomania", and leading to Tsoi's leading role in the 1988 Kazakh new wave art film '' The Needle''. In 1990, after their high-profile concert at the Luzhniki Stadium, Tsoi briefly relocated to Latvia with bandmate Yuri Kasparyan to work on the band's next album. Two months after the concert, Tsoi died in a traffic collision. He is regarded as one of the most important pioneers of rock music in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Ponomaryova (singer)
Valentina Dmitriyevna Ponomaryova (often also spelled Ponomareva; ; born 10 July 1939 in Moscow) is a Russian singer, performer of Russian romances and a jazz vocalist. Life and career Valentina's father is Romani people, Romani violinist Dmitry Ponomaryov, while her mother is Russian pianist Irina Lukashova. Valentina was born when her parents were students of the Moscow Conservatory and lived in a student dormitory. Valentina grew up surrounded by both classical European and Romani popular music. Her parents traveled a lot so Valentina studied at many schools. After she finished her school she entered the Khabarovsk Arts College. She studied both vocal and piano. As a student she learnt about jazz and took a great interest in it. Valentina took external degrees and was invited to a theater to act the part of a Gypsy singer in a dramatic play "The Living Corpse" (by Lev Tolstoy). Her role included several songs and was a great success with the audience. In 1967 Valentina took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Stingray
Joanna Stingray ( Dzhoanna Stingrey, , born Joanna Fields, 1960) is an American singer, actress, music producer and socialite. She was a key figure in popularizing Soviet and Russian rock music and culture in the West in the 1980s. Biography Born Joanna Fields, Stingray is a native of Los Angeles, California. In 1983, Stingray released her U.S. , 4-track debut, ''Beverly Hills Brat'', under the name Joanna. In her early musical career, she performed at Studio 54. In 1984, aged 23, Stingray traveled to Leningrad as a tourist with her sister, who was studying in London and had an opportunity to take a trip to visit the Soviet Union for one week. In Leningrad, she was introduced to Boris Grebenshchikov of the rock group Aquarium. Impressed by Grebenshchikov, and other artists' music, Stingray began smuggling the music of underground Soviet rock bands beyond the confines of the Soviet Union. On July 27, 1986, Australian record company Big Time Records, released '' Red Wave: 4 Und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
