Moldovan ethno rockers bring their new album to Kyiv; The first Ukrainian Museum of Circus Art to open in Kyiv
The Moldovan ethno-rock music band Zdob Si Zdub (Beat the Drum) has finally released its seventh album, “Ethnomecanica,” and is ready to share its new material with Ukrainian fans. Zdob Si Zdub, who were the first artists to represent Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest (in 2005 in Kyiv), is now a frequent guest at various European festivals, yet the musicians are not often seen in the Ukrainian capital. During their forthcoming concert in Kyiv, the company of six energetic musicians, including vocalist Roman Yagupov, Mihai Gincu on bass guitar, drummer Anatol Pugaci, Victor Dandes on trombone, Valeriu Mazilu on trumpet, and guitarist Igor Buzurniuc, will perform their famous songs, including the Eurovision hit “Boonika Bate Doba” (“Grandma Beats the Drum”), and songs from the new album.
The essence of Zdob Si Zdub’s music remains the same: vigorous Romanian rhythms paradoxically mixed with harsh punk rock, which make the musicians into some sort of modern gypsies. And not surprisingly, since such a specific beat sound was a necessary part of music performed by tarafs, or gypsy bands, throughout Romania, Hungary and other Balkan countries. As a part of their concert, the band will perform their famous covers of popular singles by several well-known musicians, such as The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black,” and “Videli Noch” (“Seen the Night”), by the Russian cult rock band Kino.
On the list of the band’s new compositions is also their original cover version of the Roman folk tune “Ciocarlia,” which, performed by Goran Bregovic, became the soundtrack to the movie “Underground,” by the legendary Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica.
Babuin (39B Khmelnytskoho, 234-1503). June 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets Hr 200.
