Russkaya

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Russkaya
Russkaja in Vienna (2008)
Russkaja in Vienna (2008)
General information
origin Vienna , Austria
Genre (s) Ska , world music , crossover
founding 2005
Website www.russkaja.com
Founding members
Georgiy Alexandrovich Makazaria
Current occupation
Georgiy Alexandrovich Makazaria
Angel Mayr
Dimitrij Miller
Mario Stübler
Hans-Georg "HG" Gutternigg
Rainer Gutternigg
Lea-Sophie Fischer
former members
Ilse Riedler, Pavel Shalman, Titus Vadon , Alex Schuster, Manfred Franzmeier, Zebo Adam, Christoph Schödl, Antonia-Alexa Georgiew , Ulrike Müllner
Georgij Alexandrowitsch Makazaria with Russkaja at Rockharz 2019
Ulrike Müllner during a Russkaja performance in July 2014 at the TFF Rudolstadt

Russkaja is a band from Vienna that was founded in 2005. The band's sound was inspired by traditional Russian music and mixes it with ska , rock and polka beats .

Members

Russkaja was founded by the former Stahlhammer singer Georgij Alexandrowitsch Makazaria . The band has seven members. Many of the former and current members were and are also active in other well-known Austrian formations. Drummer and singer Titus Vadon has already played with Drahdiwaberl and in the cabaret group Das Balaton Combo . Guitarist Zebo Adam, son of the musician Ludwig Adam , was already successful with the Hallucination Company . The saxophonist Manfred Franzmeier is also a member of the funk band Hot Pants Road Club and played in the electronic funk group Madrid de los Austrias . Hans-Georg Gutternigg, the player of the " Potete ", a mixture of trumpet and trombone specially developed for the band, in turn gained experience with the conductor Franz Welser-Möst and the jazz musician Joe Zawinul . Bassist Dimitrij Miller played in Ukrainian groups before he came to Austria to study music and joined Russkaja. The violinist Antonia-Alexa Georgiew , who has been with Russkaja since the ensemble was founded , turned to new tasks at the Salzburg Festival in 2013 and was replaced by Ulrike Müllner with her electric violin . In 2019 she also left the band and was replaced by Lea-Sophie Fischer.

history

In 2006 the band signed with the independent label Chat Chapeau, which mainly signs world music interpreters. In the same year she released an EP called Dawai . Russkaja became known to the wider masses through the Austrian late night show Willkommen Österreich , in which she acts as the house band. Her debut album Kasatchok Superstar , released in 2008, immediately reached a chart position in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Russkaja is known to reggae fans for participating in the title From East to West on the 2008 Mono & Nikitaman album Out of Control .

Most of the texts are in Russian , some also in English and German. The group has been known in the independent sector since it was founded and has been included in FM4 's program several times . The group made a name for itself as a live band in the Vienna East Club , and so far international inquiries have come from Switzerland , Turkey , Poland , Hungary and Germany . In 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017 the band played at the Wacken Open Air , which is mainly aimed at metal fans . On May 30, 2008, they played at the 10th Schlossgrabenfest in Darmstadt , and on April 8, 2013, they appeared on the late-night show Circus HalliGalli . Most recently, Russkaja performed at the Rockharz in Ballenstedt, a festival that attracts around 20,000 visitors a year and in terms of its musical direction is comparable to the Wacken Open Air.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Kasatchok superstar
  AT 15th 03/07/2008 (14 weeks)
Russian voodoo
  AT 36 10/15/2010 (5 weeks)
Energia
  AT 47 04/19/2013 (1 week)
Peace, Love & Russian Roll
  AT 42 08/07/2015 (1 week)
Cosmopolitan turbo
  AT 27 08/18/2017 (1 week)
No One is Illegal
  AT 48 04/12/2019 (2 weeks)
  DE 62 04/05/2019 (1 week)

Albums

  • Kasatchok Superstar (2008)
  • Russian Voodoo (2010)
  • Energia (2013)
  • Peace, Love & Russian Roll (2015)
  • Cosmopolitan Turbo (2017)
  • No One is Illegal (2019)

EPs

  • Dawai, Dawai (2006)
  • Barada (2013)

Singles

  • Dope Shit (2007)
  • More (2008)
  • Kasatchok Superstar the Song (2009)
  • Hammer Drive (download single, 2010)
  • Rock 'n' Roll Today (download single, 2015)

swell

  1. ↑ Russkaja in the Salzburger Arge ( Memento from July 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Russkaja band biography at music austria
  3. ↑ Lea-Sophie Fischer (@leasophieviolin) • Instagram photos and videos
  4. ^ Official website of Willkommen Österreich
  5. ↑ Russkaja  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. -now-on-stories@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.now-on.at  
  6. ↑ Bands 2011 on wacken.com
  7. ↑ Bands 2012 on wacken.com
  8. ↑ Chart sources: Austria Germany

Web links

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