Russian singer Valeriy Syutkin became famous as a lead singer of band “Bravo” back in the ‘90s.
Moscow dandies, Bravo worked in the style close to ‘50s American pop. In five years, Syutkin left the band and started his own project, but his best hits “Road
to the sky” and “Moscow beat” were recorded with Bravo. “Syutkin Band” will give a charity concert to help select orphanages on Sept 26. Arena Concert Plaza at 7:30 p.m., 2A Baseyna. Tickets: Hr 150.
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an sounds like actress Uma Thurman to you, you’ve guessed it right. Russian pop musicians, brothers Kristovski, borrowed her name because she was their favorite movie star. American Thurman apparently didn’t fuss about copyrights, and let the boys play the guitars and sing their often simple and funny lyrics for some seven years already. Sept. 30 at 8 p.m., Arena Concert Plaza, 2A Baseyna. Tickets: Hr 200.
Caravan Road is a festival of ethnic live music, unexpected improvisation and unusual composition. It’s not just an amateur gathering of wannabe musicians as most participants have repeatedly played at international jazz and folk festivals. Oct. 2 at 7 p.m., Dom Aktera, 7 Yaroslaviv Val, metro Zoloti Vorota, tel. 235-8247.
