Lubeh

Lubeh (Любэ) is a pop band from Russia, whose music harmoniously combines elements of British rock and roll, traditional Russian folk music, military bard music, and even some attempts at rapping. Starting in 1989 with their first release, they have released 13 albums inside of Russia. It is the only Russian act whose concerts have been attended by the President Putin during his time in office. Image File history File links Lubeh_group_photo. ... Image File history File links Lubeh_group_photo. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... 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. ... Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... Bulat Okudzhava, a pioneer of the Bard genre For other meanings of the word, see Bard (disambiguation). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Путин   pronunciation?; born October 7, 1952) is a Russian politician and the current President of the Russian Federation. ...

The group

The band itself has 6 members, led by the singer Nikolay Rastorguev, one of the People's Artists of Russia. Their songs have been written and produced by Igor Matvienko, one of the top producers of Russian pop music. In the mid-1990s, the band surprisingly released an album of the Beatles covers. Their latest album, Raseya, was released in 2004 and it included a remake on one of their older songs and a rock and roll rendition of the Hymn of the Russian Federation. The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Flag of Russia The Hymn of the Russian Federation (Russian: , Gimn Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is the national anthem of Russia. ...

Lubeh is one of the few rock and roll groups whose audience garners a wide listening audience. Concert goers are usually of any age, includng seniors, teenagers, children and their parents.

Notable songs

• Atas! - a song about 1920s criminals which made them famous in 1991
• Bat'ka Mahno - a song on the anarchist Nestor Makhno was made twice, put in three albums
• Ne valyai duraka, Amerika! - a song about Alaska's purchase by the U.S.
• Gimn Rossii - Russian anthem (гимн России)
• Kombat - one of many songs inspired by Lubeh's experiences in Chechnya, where they performed on many occasions, in order to boost the morale of the Russian army
• Ty nesi menya reka... - the most popular of Lubeh's many themes to Russian TV series
• Beryozy - a theme from the 2003 TV series Uchastok, used on two albums

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Albums released

• Atas (1989)
• Kto skazal, chto mi ploho zhili? (Who said that we lived poorly?) (1992)
• Zona Lubeh (Lubeh Zone) (1993)
• Kombat (Battallion Commander) (1996)
• Sobranie sochineniy, Vol.1 (Collection of Songs, Vol.1) (1996)
• Pesni o lyudyakh (Songs about People) (1997)
• Iz koncertnoy programmi "Pesni o lyudyah" (From the concert program "Songs about people") (1998, two disk, concert)
• Polustanochki (Half-stations) (2000)
• Sobranie sochineniy, Vol.2 (Collection of Songs, Vol.2) (2001)
• Davay za... (Let's have it for...) (2002)
• Yubilej. Luchshiye Pesni. (Anniversary. Best Songs.) (2002) - 2 CDs. (2002)
• Rebyata nashevo polka (Guys of our Regiment) (2004)
• Rasseya (2005)

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External links

• Official website (ru)
• List of albums and tracks (en)
• http://russia-in-us.com/Music/Rock/Lyube/
• News article from Russkaya Gazeta (ru)