Pojuschie Gitary ( , ''The Singing Guitars'') are among the most popular bands of

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band to reach a phenomenal rate of success and popularity in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and in other countries. The band was founded in 1966 in Petersburg by Vladimir Vasilyev - (guitar, vocal) and Evgeny Bronevitsky (vocal, bass guitar) and other pro-western Russian musicians. Initially inspired by the music of

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and other bands of the 1960s the band also played in a manner not that different from Hungary's Illés and Poland's

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, whose name means "Red Guitars". In the course of their career spanning almost 60 years, Pojuschie Gitary are often nicknamed "the Soviet

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" Lineup in 2023: * Evgeny Bronevitsky - vocal, bass guitar * Milena Vavilova - lead vocal * Vladimir Vasilyev - guitar, vocal * Vasily Borisov - guitar, vocal * Valery Kocheguro - guitar, vocal * Vladimir Savenok - keyboards, vocal * Michael Soytu - drums Past members included: Yuriy Antonov, Irina Ponarovskaya, Albert Asadullin and other musicians Pojuschie Gitary (The Singing Guitar

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References

External links

The bands Discography on russiandvd.com
Russian rock music groups Soviet vocal-instrumental ensembles Musical groups established in 1966 Soviet rock music groups {{rock-band-stub