Zoopark
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Zoopark was one of the founding rock groups which began the Russian rock
movement. The group was founded in 1980. It consisted of singer-songwriter
Mike Naumenko
, guitarist Aleksandr Khrabunov and a varied group of artists. The first album recorded was All Brothers are Sisters with Boris Grebenshikov in 1978. They recorded on the banks of the Neva River
in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg
) with a "choire" of homeless people playing percussion on metal cans. Naumenko was a rock outcast, concentrating his work on electrified hard-core blues. His inspirations included T. Rex
and B.B. King.
Naumenko died in 1991, cutting his career short and relegating him to the pantheon of largely unknown Russian rock musicians.
Russian rock
Russian rock refers to rock music made in Russia or in the Russian language. Rock and roll became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its western roots. According to many music critics, its "golden age" years were the 1980s , when the Soviet underground rock bands...
movement. The group was founded in 1980. It consisted of singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Mike Naumenko
Mike Naumenko
Mike Naumenko was a Soviet rock and blues musician, the leader of Zoopark rock group.Born in Leningrad, in the 1970s he was a member of Akvarium Russian rock-group, and in 1981 he formed Zoopark, which became one of the most outstanding blues rock groups of USSR...
, guitarist Aleksandr Khrabunov and a varied group of artists. The first album recorded was All Brothers are Sisters with Boris Grebenshikov in 1978. They recorded on the banks of the Neva River
Neva River
The Neva is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length , it is the third largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge .The Neva is the only river flowing from Lake...
in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
) with a "choire" of homeless people playing percussion on metal cans. Naumenko was a rock outcast, concentrating his work on electrified hard-core blues. His inspirations included T. Rex
T. Rex (band)
T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four folk albums under the name...
and B.B. King.
Naumenko died in 1991, cutting his career short and relegating him to the pantheon of largely unknown Russian rock musicians.
Discography
- 1978 — All brothers are Sisters (Все братья - сёстры (Майк и БГ))
- 1980 — Sweet N (Сладкая N и другие)
- 1981 — Blues de Moscou
- 1982 — LV
- 1983 — Small Town Called N (Уездный город N)
- 1984 — White Stripe (Белая полоса)
- 1985 — Life in the Zoo (Жизнь в Зоопарке)
- 1987 — W
- 1987 — Illusions (Иллюзии)
- 1991 — Soundtrack for the movie (Музыка для фильма)