File this under "Not your grandfather's Russia". I was perusing foreign radio stations on my Alexa app, when I came across this song on a Russian radio station. It sounded so modern, so ... "un-Russian", and it made me curious to know more. Here is a clip of the song being performed on a TV show. I think the song is in Russian, but I'm not sure, I think the couple performing are Ukrainian, and the Russian and Ukrainian languages are very similar, but the song and the dance are great, here it is, at what looks like Christmastime:
When I looked for the song, I found the Original Music Video on Youtube, where at one point it was the most watched video on Youtube by Russians. Clearly, some of my concepts about Russia need updating!
The duo's website: http://vremyaisteklo.com/.
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Interesting that you should mention the chanting. That is what I usually think of when anyone says "Russian Music". Yet this modern music, so different, and the Russian language worked so well musically, it was surprising.
Would love to see some links if you would like to post some, Dawnie.
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