Umka and Bronevik | |
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Umka and Bronevik in Chicago, November 2009. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | |
| 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:
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.