Umka and Bronevik

Umka and Bronevik
Umka and Bronevik
	Umka and Bronevik in Chicago, November 2009.
Background information
Origin	Moscow, Russia
Genres	blues rock; Psychedelic rock; bard rock; rock-n-roll; reggae;
Years active	1995 — 2014, 2015 - present
Members	Anna Gerasimova,; Boris Kanunnikov ,; Artem Ryabov,; Andrey Pankratov
Past members	Igor Oystach,; Denis Dudoladov,; Vladimir Kozhekin,; Maria Rabinovich,; Pavel Freichko,; German Olshuk,; Pavel Pichugin,; Vladimir Gerasimenko,; Fedor Mashenedzhinov,; Mihail Trofimenko,; Boris Makarov and others

Umka and Bronevik (Russian: Умка и Броневик, "Umka and the Armoured Car"), sometimes abbreviated as Umka & Bro, is a Russian band playing in the American and British guitar rock styles of 1960-1970s, ranging from classic rhythm-and-blues to psychedelic.

The present band members are:

Anna Gerasimova ("Umka"), lead singer, songwriter
Boris Kanunnikov, lead guitar
Mikhail Trofimenko, bass guitar
Boris Markov, drums
Igor Oistrakh, harp

Umka's songs and the Bronevik music are influenced by Grateful Dead, Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac, as well as Russian Silver Age poets: Daniil Kharms, Osip Mandelshtam, Alexander Vvedensky.

Discography

Note: only the CDs listed on the English official site are listed here.

1998 The CD (Russian: Компакт)
1998 To Command The Parade (Командовать парадом)
1999 Mole's Move (Ход кротом)
2000 Dandelion Movie (Кино из одуванчиков)
2000 Weltschmerz
2001 Stash (Заначка)
2002 Handicap's Paradise (Рай для инвалидов)
2003 Unplugged
2004 Victory Park (Парк Победы)
2004 Umka and Bro at AnTrop's (Умка и Броневичок на студии "АнТроп")
2005 600
2006 No Fear (Ничего страшного)
2007 Breaking Isn't Building (Ломать не строить)
2009 Closer Sessions (a vinyl LP album recorded in the USA on the Porto Franco Records label)

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Discography

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