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The Leningrad Cowboys are a Finnish rock and roll band, famous for its humorous songs and concerts featuring the Soviet Red Army Choir. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. ... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Russian: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital Moscow Largest city Moscow Official language(s) None; Russian de facto Government Federation of Soviet Republics Establishment October Revolution  - Declared 30 December 1922   - Recognized 1... The Red Army Choir is a performing ensemble that served as the official army choir of the former Soviet Unions Red Army. ...

Originally created as a label under which another Finnish band, the Sleepy Sleepers, could release their English songs and concert extravaganzas, the joke acquired a life on its own. Since its formation in the late 1980s, the group has appeared in three films by Aki Kaurismäki (Leningrad Cowboys Go America, Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses and Total Balalaika Show) and also enjoys some success worldwide. A label is any kind of tag attached with adhesive to something so as to identify the object or its contents. ... Sleepy Sleepers is a Finnish pop/rock/punk band. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up life, living in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive, informally sometimes including the years 1979, 1990 and 1991. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Aki Kaurismäki (born April 4, 1957) is a Finnish script writer and film director. ... Leningrad Cowboys Go America is a 1989 road movie by Aki Kaurismäki about the adventures of a Russian rock band (the Leningrad Cowboys, played by the Finnish rock band Leningrad Cowboys) that goes to the United States to become famous. ... Total Balalaika Show is a 1994 film by director Aki Kaurismäki featuring a concert with the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble. ...

Currently, the band has eleven Cowboys and two Leningrad Ladies. The songs, always somewhat influenced by polka and progressive rock, have themes such as vodka, tractors, rockets and Genghis Khan, not to mention folkloric Russian songs, rock and roll ballads and covers from bands as diverse as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd, all with lots of humour. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Street musicians in Prague playing a polka Polka is a type of dance and genre of dance music. ... Progressive rock (sometimes shortened to prog rock or prog) is a subgenre of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ... In literature (as well as many works of nonfiction), a theme is the main idea of the story, or the message the author is conveying. ... Look up Vodka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Redstone rocket, part of the Mercury program The traditional definition of a rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving fluid from within a rocket engine. ... , (c. ... Folklore is the body of verbal expressive culture, including tales, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs current among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that culture, subculture, or group. ... A ballad is a story in song, usually a narrative song or poem. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... The Beatles (1960-1970) were an English music group from Liverpool who continue to be held in the highest esteem for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, their groundbreaking role in the history of popular music, and their contributions to popular culture. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that was described by the BBC as one of the most influential bands of the rock era. ... Lynyrd Skynyrd (Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd) is a U.S. Southern rock band, described by All Music Guides Stephen Thomas Erlewine as the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious, Southern image and a hard rock swagger. ... Look up humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Discography

• 1917 - 1987 (Megamania 1988)
• Go America (Megamania 1989)
• Those Were The Days CD-Single (BMG Ariola 1991)
• Those Were The Days CD-Single (BMG Ariola 1992)
• Thru The Wire CD-Single (BMG Ariola 1992)
• We Cum From Brooklyn (Johanna 1992)
• Total Balalaika Show - Helsinki Concert (Johanna 1993)
• Live in Provinzz (Johanna 1993)
• Happy Together (Johanna 1994)
• Jupiter Calling CD-Single (BMG Ariola 1996)
• Where's The Moon CD-Single (BMG Ariola 1996)
• Go Space (Johanna 1996)
• Mongolian Barbeque (Johanna 1997)
• Thank You Very Many - Greatest Hits And Rarities (BMG 1999)
• Be Worry Don't Happy CD-Promo Single (Megamania 1999)
• Terzo Mondo (Johanna 2000)
• Go Wild (BMG 2000)
• Happy Being Miserable CD-Single (Roadrunner 2000)
• Global Balalaika Show (Johanna 2003)

Commercials

External links

• Official Website

• Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses at the Internet Movie Database
• Total Balalaika Show at the Internet Movie Database