Title: Folk, pop and balalaikas too
Product review: All this Eastern European stuff is a little out of my field of expertise, but this seems -- to my uninformed ear -- to be a pretty good collection of the myriad styles out there in Russia today. There's lots of folkie stuff, both traditional and singer-songwriter-y, more flowery world music crossover material, and a bit of pop kitsch and jazz. Lots of what I would characterize as cabaret singing, often with interesting stylistic twists (such as the country touch on the second track, by the group Nol') There is precious little rock or electronica on here, however, which is a little odd, since I've heard that both styles are really big in Russia... But since Russian techno probably isn't the best music in the world, perhaps we should be thankful... At any rate, this is a good sampler of what them Russkies have to offer music-wise, and it's pretty easy on the ears. Worth checking out, for sure.
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