Russia
Being the largest country in the world, Russia has a great of diversity of culture and ethnic groups and where diversity exists beauty rises. Russia has been marked as one the most innovative countries in classical music most of which toke place in early 1800’s. Just like many other things in this country, Russian music experienced drastic changes and ups and downs. During the Soviet Era and oppressions in that period, music very quickly became one of the only voices of the opposition groups which was on the rise too. This era also was the start of romances (in exotic Russian, Caucasian, Gypsy and Italian styles). Moving to the post-Soviet era, Russians also adopted rock and electronic music and introduced many popular bands to the world. On this edition of the Continental Drift, we tried to spend more time exploring some newer Russian bands that are very innovative while preserving the traditions and roots of their motherland.
PLAYLIST:
- The “Buranbai” Folk-Tune – Matanya
Slavonic ethno band
- Heigh, Prokopy! – Matanya
- A Little Song – Matanya
- “Zabul-Segiakh” – Matanya
- Dark Eyes — Gypsy Song
- Padmaskovniye Vyechera [Moscow Evenings]
* You can listen to the following songs directly from artist’s MySpace page here
- HUNN-HUUR-TU – Eki Attar
- Andrey Vinogradov – Maslenskaya
- Reelroad – Verba
- Slavonic Etno Band – Hindrick the Beast
- Drobinska – Vulikdensko Oro
- PINGY – Leaves
- Kep&Co – Russian Razluka
- Akvarium – Dostoyevsky
- Krynitza – Maslenitza
- Kabriolet – Razlidzhasp Yagodi
- Alla Pugacheva – Ya Vas Lublu
- Lube – Pozovi Menya
- Arkona – PechalToska
Global Shuffle Segment:
- Mon Petit Poisson Avec Beats – Teacups
- Tranceaction – Nanda Re
- Baile de Procesion – Andrew Cronshaw
- Arapina Mou Skertsoza – Loxeandra
- Til Dig – Suna
