After a short break, I am happy to find you again for our trip through Okean Elzy songs. Let us go back in 2000!
Album: "Янанебібув / Yananebibuv"
Recording date: January 1999
Release date: January 14, 2000
Sound producer : Evgen Stupka
- 1. Янанебібув - Yananebibuv - Svyatoslav Vakarchuk & Yuri Hustochka
- 3. Мало мені - Malo Meni - Svyatoslav Vakarchuk & Pavlo Gudimov
- 5. Кавачай - Kavachaj - Svyatoslav Vakarchuk & Pavlo Gudimov
- 8. Поясни - Poyasny - Pavlo Gudimov
- 8. Поясни - Poyasny - Pavlo Gudimov
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| Okean Elzy around year 2000 - Photogr. Unkn. |
Musicians:
Okean Elzy
• Svyatoslav Vakarchuk - vocals
• Pavlo Gudimov - guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
• Yuri Hustochka - bass
• Denis Glinin - drums
• Svyatoslav Vakarchuk - vocals
• Pavlo Gudimov - guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
• Yuri Hustochka - bass
• Denis Glinin - drums
Other musicians:
• Evgen Stupka - keyboards, tambourine
• Igor Melnychuk - acoustic bass on "Відпусти - Vidpusty"
• "Napoleon" string quartet on "Мало мені - Malo Meni" & "Відпусти - Vidpusty":
- Sergiy Mitrofanov - Violin
- Rostislav Boot - Violin
- Maxim Simchich - Viola
- Jakiv Dushakov - Cello
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| Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, 2001 Photogr. Unkn. |
The album"Янанебібув / Yananebibuv" contains 11 songs:
1. Янанебібув - Yananebibuv
2. Той день - Toj Den'
3. Мало мені - Malo Meni
4. Сосни - Sosny
5. Кавачай - Kavachaj
6. Відпусти - Vidpusty
7. Африка - Africa
8. Поясни - Poyasny
9. Фіалки - Fialky
10. Коли тебе нема - Koly Tebe Nema
11. Етюд - Etyud
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| Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, 2001 Photogr. Unkn. |
Here are few stories and comments I'd like to share with you about some of these songs:
1. Янанебібув - Yananebibuv: It is said that, when she listened for the first time to this song, Svyatoslav's mother told him something like "Ah! Finally! Now, you wrote a song!"... meaning that, until then, he was composing some strange noise mixtures! :)
Now, every time that his mother attends to the show, Slava dedicates this beautiful song to her. I love this joke between them! :))
Янанебібув - Yananebibuv
Minsk, Dec. 2013
2. Той день - Toj Den' has been performed in a duet with the Russian singer Zemfira in 2000 at Maxіdrom festival.
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| Vakarchuk & Zemfira, around year 2000 Photogr. Unkn. |
Today, the artists are still very close: While the relations between Ukraine & Russia are strained and since Vakarchuk is banned from entering her country, the Russian singer still supports Vakarchuk. Music can unite people and cultures!
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| Vakarchuk & Zemfira, 2013 Photogr. Unkn. |
Той день - Toj Den'
Kyiv, Aug. 2014
3. Мало мені - Malo Meni is the song that I would have liked to write. :) The melody moves me so deeply & the lyrics are incredible!
This is a love song about the difficulty to express feelings in a foreign language that you're not fluently speaking... The conclusion of all of this mess is "Now I'm alone but, you... you're not!" Ah ! Poor Svyatoslav!... I also know what it is! This reminds me something... ;)
Мало мені - Malo Meni
Sept. 2003
Sept. 2003
10. And I cannot stop singing "Коли тебе нема - Koly Tebe Nema - When you're not there"!
Коли тебе нема - Koly Tebe Nema
Kyiv, Aug. 2014
Kyiv, Aug. 2014
Why? Probably because it's written like a song of the rock group "The Police"! Well, that's what Svyatoslav explained about the way he composed Коли тебе нема... :)
For more Okean Elzy music:
- MP3 albums can be downloaded on your local iTunes store or on Amazon.co.uk
- Audio streaming: Deezer
- CDs: Ukrainian Online Music Shop - fast, efficient & friendly service! :)
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