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Encyclopedia > Pojuschie Gitary

Pojuschie Gitary (Поющие гитары, The singing Guitarists) Were The Soviet Union's first offical rock band.


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  • The bands Discograpy on russiandvd.com (http://www.russiandvd.com/store/person.asp?id=1614&type=band&media=2&orderby=0)
  • Information on the Pojuschie Gitary (in russian) (http://popsa.info/bio/015/015b.html)
  • Discography of the band (in russian) (http://popsa.info/bio/015/015d.html)

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Russian rock - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (998 words)
This continued into the 1980s, when amateur bands gained some success, but were still hampered by state regulators, who did not allow them to officially recorded.
Underground bands evolved during this time, including Pojuschie Gitary (the singing guitars) and almost the same time Mashina Vremeni and Akvarium.
This was the band that started the VIA movement, and were followed by Tcvety, Golubiye Gitary, Pesniary and Sinyaya Ptica.
History of Rock in Russia | The developing of rock music in Russia - rock bands, rock festival, Rock Club Russian rock ... (2525 words)
Pojuschie Gitary (The Singing Guitars) seem to be the first really ROCK BAND in the USSR.
But Pojuschie were the first and undoubtely the best.
In 1975 Pojuschie Gitary released the first Russian rock opera - "Orpheus And Eurydice" which was declared the most significant music event of the year.
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