Markscheider Kunst
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Markscheider Kunst (Маркшайдер Кунст) is a ska band from St.Petersburg, Russia. It plays afro-rock, soukous, ska and reggae. Russian musical influences can be heard in their music as well. The band was founded in 1992 by geology students from St. Petersburg. The frontman of the band is Selenge Makangila, whose lyrics are in Russian, French, Swahili and Lingala. The band has done gigs in many countries, as well as been the opener band of Manu Chao in Moscow in 2002.
[edit] Members
- Sergei Yefremenko (Yefr) - guitar, lyrics, vocals
- Vladimir Matushkin (DJ Nguba) - guitar, backing vocals
- Kirill Oskin - bass, backing vocals
- Sergei Yegorov (Yegor) - drums, backing vocals
- Selenge Makangila (Seraphim) - lyrics, vocals
- Ramil Shamsutdinov - orchestrated trombone
[edit] Discography
- Kem Byt? (1994/1996)
- Live in Helsinki (single) (1997)
- St.Petersburg-Kinshasa Transit (1998)
- Krasivo Sleva (2001)
- Na Svyazi (2003)
- Ryba (maxisingle) (2006)
