Umka and Bronevik

Umka and Bronevik
Umka and Bronevik in Chicago, November 2009.
Background information
OriginMoscow, Russia
Genres
Years active1995 — 2014, 2015 - present
MembersAnna Gerasimova,
Boris Kanunnikov ,
Artem Ryabov,
Andrey Pankratov
Past membersIgor 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.

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