Category Archives: Music

Чуваки, это рэпчик

Posted on May 7, 2012 by onion dome

The debut track from MC Mama, who was featured in last week’s FC Kuban anti-racism spot: “Я не 50 Cent, мне 50 лет”

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Не будем кидать бананы

Posted on May 1, 2012 by onion dome

MC Mama, representing FC Kuban. Thanks to SB for the link.

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Borat, for real

Posted on March 25, 2012 by onion dome

After posting video of a botched Kazakh national anthem just barely two weeks ago, it has happened again. While Kazakh sharpshooter Maria Dmitrienko was receiving her gold medal in Kuwait, tournament organizers mistakenly played the theme song to Borat. She … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Meaning

Posted on March 14, 2012 by onion dome

ул. Баумана, г. Казань, this song blaring on the loud-speaker:

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Epic Win?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by onion dome

Not sure why this is posted on failblog, it seems like it’s more of a win. Bon Jovi fans may enjoy: http://failblog.org/2012/02/20/music-fails-music-fails-its-my-life-and-my-balalaika/

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Бунт в России!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by onion dome

This takes some real backbone, an unsanctioned concert on Red Square where the group Pussy Riot played a song with the chorus “Rebellion in Russia”, The Moscow Times reports that half the group’s singers were in police custody. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/female-rockers-hold-unsanctioned-performance-on-red-square/451397.html (From … Continue reading →

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Alex Ovechkin and Sasha Belyi

Posted on January 16, 2012 by onion dome

Arguably Russia’s biggest sports star, Alex Ovechkin demonstrates his rap and dance skillz in this video he made with Sasha Belyi. For an entertaining but unsurprising read on Ovechkin, I recommend the November 2010 GQ profile of him, in which … Continue reading →

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From the Archive II (Tadzhik Jimmy)

Posted on September 26, 2011 by onion dome

Fans of MIA, Bollywood, and a cappella will appreciate this older clip of a lay Tadzhik’s version of the classic, ‘Jimmy’: I am curious which version readers prefer. The original, from the 1982 movie “Disco Dancer” is here The MIA … Continue reading →

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Imitation is the highest form of flattery, Part II

Posted on August 31, 2011 by onion dome

There is a massive backlog of solid content to get through, hopefully going to post a lot of it this week and next. For today, I present an amusing clip of Turkmenistan’s leader Gurbanguly Berdimukhammedov performing the song “Sana menin … Continue reading →

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Игорь Николаев

Posted on February 28, 2011 by onion dome

I was hoping I would be able to post this here, and yes, sure enough, at about the 18th album cover down there’s a Russian contribution to the list. (courtesy of TM)

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