During my trip to 2009 trip to Russia I was lucky enough to encounter Seve Gakkel, the cellist of the famous Soviet era band Aquarium. The band dated back to 1972, when Boris Grebenshchikov and Anatoly Gunitsky joined forces with several musicians to play art rock at a Leningrad restaurant. The KGB hated the music, but somehow the band flourished in the Brezhnev era and to this date are highly regarded as a voice of freedom for the masses in the USSR.
I don't understand a single word, but love their music.
I'm an old folkie.
To hear Aquarium please go to the following URL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCNJp1X0N5Q
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