Russia News News Russia » Music: Russian teen street musician jailed for third time after singing anti-war songs
Saint Petersburg – A Russian court on Tuesday sent an 18-year-old street musician who performed anti-war songs to jail for a third time as the Kremlin mounts a no-limits crackdown on any signs of ...
News Russia » Music: Russian Music since 1917: Reappraisal and Rediscovery
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News Russia » Music: The Silencing of Russian Art
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in the winter of 2022, the rock group Bi-2 was on a nationwide tour. The group, a stalwart of the Russian music scene for more than two decades ...
News Russia » Music: On This Day in 1989, Live Music in Russia Changed Forever With Star-Studded Rock Lineup
On August 12, 1989, live music in Russia changed forever with the star-studded rock lineup that made up the Moscow Music Peace Festival. Prior to the show’s first downbeat by Skid Row, the U.S.S.R.
News Russia » Music: Rodion Shchedrin, Composer Who Captured Russia’s Soul, Dies at 92
He drew on Russian literature for his stage works and was an eager experimenter, inspired by folk tales, religious mysticism and melodrama. By Jonathan Kandell Rodion Shchedrin, a leading Russian ...
News Russia » Music: Enjoy Russian food and dance at this fall festival
A Mount Crawford church is hosting its third annual Festival Bazaar to celebrate Orthodox Christian culture. The event will feature Russian music and dance, including performances by the Matreshki ...
News Russia » Music: Russian Street Musician Found Guilty of 'Discrediting' the Army After She Played Anti-Kremlin Songs
Russian Street Musician Found Guilty of 'Discrediting' the Army After She Played Anti-Kremlin Songs ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -An 18-year-old Russian street musician jailed for nearly two weeks ...
News Russia » Music: Spotify Removes Music by Russian Artists Supportive of Ukraine Invasion
The streaming service says the artists "met the threshold for removal" by violating its "content policies or local laws." By Chris Eggertsen Spotify has removed the music and profiles of several ...
News Russia » Music: Music: In & Out of Russia
In Philadelphia, in Manhattan and over the radio, Conductor Leopold Stokowski had his Philadelphia Orchestra play all-Russian programs last week. Stravinsky, Skriabin, Prokohev and Moussorgsky are ...
News Russia » Music: Chechnya is banning music that's too fast or slow. These songs wouldn't make the cut
Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya are banning music they consider either too fast or too slow, effectively criminalizing many genres. The Chechen Ministry of Culture announced the ban on ...