russian music

[kupa7884.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about listening to russian music in order to improve my listening skills....does anyone have any suggestions?

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[halevi.livejournal.com]

Do you want to listen to music, or you want to pay more attention to songs --- to impove your skills in listening russian words?

[kupa7884.livejournal.com]

i would like to improve my skills in listening to russian words, but i would also like to listen to good music...so i guess my answer is both!

[akaspeedo.livejournal.com]

Russian online radio is a good option.

[halevi.livejournal.com]

In this case, your best choice would be songs of Alexandra Pakhmutova, Vladimir Vysotsky, Bulat Okudzhava.
In that order --- because words of Vysotsky are more difficult to understand, and words of Okudzhava --- even more diffucult.

Here () you can find sound (RealAudio) and texts on Pakhmutova's song.
First of all pay attention to songs listed below:

"До свиданья, Москва" Listen (http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/olympiad.shtml#%E4%CF%20%D3%D7%C9%C4%C1%CE%D8%D1,%20%ED%CF%D3%CB%D7%C1)
"Надежда" Listen (http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/pesni75.shtml#%EE%C1%C4%C5%D6%C4%C1)
"Беловежская пуща" Listen (http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/pesni78.shtml#%E2%C5%CC%CF%D7%C5%D6%D3%CB%C1%D1%20%D0%D5%DD%C1)
"Трус не играет в хоккей" Listen (http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/pesni72.shtml#%F4%D2%D5%D3%20%CE%C5%20%C9%C7%D2%C1%C5%D4%20%D7%20%C8%CF%CB%CB%C5%CA)
"Главное, ребята, сердцем не стареть" Listen (http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/tayo.shtml#%E7%CC%C1%D7%CE%CF%C5,%20%D2%C5%C2%D1%D4%C1,%20%D3%C5%D2%C4%C3%C5%CD%20%CE%C5%20%D3%D4%C1%D2%C5%D4%D8)
"До отправленья поезда" Listen (http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/youth.shtml#%E4%CF%20%CF%D4%D0%D2%C1%D7%CC%C5%CE%D8%D1%20%D0%CF%C5%DA%C4%C1)
"Любовь, Комсомол и Весна" Listen (http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/youth.shtml#%EC%C0%C2%CF%D7%D8,%20%EB%CF%CD%D3%CF%CD%CF%CC%20%C9%20%F7%C5%D3%CE%C1)
"Песня о тревожной молодости" Listen (http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/potus.shtml#%F0%C5%D3%CE%D1%20%CF%20%D4%D2%C5%D7%CF%D6%CE%CF%CA%20%CD%CF%CC%CF%C4%CF%D3%D4%C9)
"Команда молодости нашей" Listen (http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/ball.shtml#%EB%CF%CD%C1%CE%C4%C1%20%CD%CF%CC%CF%C4%CF%D3%D4%C9%20%CE%C1%DB%C5%CA)
"Как молоды мы были" Listen (http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/moyal.shtml#%EB%C1%CB%20%CD%CF%CC%CF%C4%D9%20%CD%D9%20%C2%D9%CC%C9)

[realloc.livejournal.com]

Think you should try a "Leningrad". A nice russian band :)

[kutsuwamushi.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. "Nice".

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

the poster wanted to improve listening skills, not cursing skills :)

[shakesbeer.livejournal.com]

Сергей Калугин and Оргия Праведников.
http://orgia.ru/

[kutsuwamushi.livejournal.com]

You could try zvuki.ru (http://www.zvuki.ru/). It's a little slow, but they have a lot of probably illegal downloads. Just click on anything in Cyrillic.

My favorite Russian artist of the moment is Zemfira, though I also have to admit a fondness for the military kitsch of Lyube*. There are a lot of other Russian groups you might like, but you'll have to explore on your own--everyone's tastes are different.

* Each time I admit I like this group, it seems necessary to tack on "YES, I KNOW."

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

Out of curiousity, do you know where I could find a copy of the AIDS song? My computer is allergic to the one posted her website, for some reason. Real Audio is fine, too. I just want to get a chance to hear it finally.

And, do you know why she covered her tattoo?

:)

[kutsuwamushi.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I just pirate the files when they come my way. I'm clueless. =(

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

>but they have a lot of probably illegal downloads

Zvuki.Ru is one of the rare sources of 100% legal downloads of Russian music. Each and every track they have is licensed from the rights owner, be that a record label or a musician. I know their owner and editor, phoneme, pretty well. Zvuki is a legal business all right :)

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

How did you write "probably illegal" like that?

[ilia-yasny.livejournal.com]

<strike>striked through text</strike>

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D

[ilia-yasny.livejournal.com]

[kutsuwamushi.livejournal.com]

You mean the strikethrough?

<s>text text text text</s>

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

is there any difference

[kehlen-crow.livejournal.com]

oh, I see - <strike> tag and <s> are interchangable.
Thank you.

[polygonia.livejournal.com]

If you like opera, Listen to Dmitri Hvorostovsky or old folk songs of him
I like him.

[aello-lime.livejournal.com]

My Russ101 prof made a cd for us to practice comprehension - here's a few of my favourite songs (in .m4a format).
"A Lyrical Song" (http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0N8NVGGZRM4UA0IJIHOENXJ0F5)
"The Golden City" (http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3MEJ6C5DLXH6K22XTS1XMBLM4Q)
"Hussar's Ballad" (http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1ZFAD97YJHN6A3GJGL18LA9BQ2)
"I set out on the road alone" (http://s16.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2R3ED2KV0AGOF1RSVTWF7UNRL9)
Hope that's of use. : )

[kenosis.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of Mikhail Krug. His stuff is findable in the States (somewhat) and I can understand most of what he says.

[apollotiger.livejournal.com]

Fully aware that I'll get bashed for this, but I really like тату...

[apredeus.livejournal.com]

why? They are very solid and well done project, I'd say.
At least, much more professional in terms of sound and clips than most of Russian pop music 8)
And, furthermore, most of the men love lesbians =) so you're not alone dude

[apollotiger.livejournal.com]

I'm a very gay man, actually. ;) They're well done ... but I heard they're just faking lesbianism to get guys to listen.

[apredeus.livejournal.com]

That's entirely possible, I guess.
I have no problem with that, though 8)

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's been said they even hate each other. heh

[dr-zhivago.livejournal.com]

b2 (or bi-2, i have it written both ways on my playlist) is a very popular band, according to my russian friends, and they have some excellent rock songs.

[debesha.livejournal.com]

bi-2 is right spelling.
It takes such name from plane's model - БИ-2.

[procrastino.livejournal.com]

zemfira (http://www.zemfira.ru)

[samtaburetkin.livejournal.com]

the stuff that disguises itself as авторская песня may be of interest to you: http://ml.edison.ru/. You can start with simple songs for kids. If you are willing to play some matching games, http://www.bards.ru would have lots of the lyrics (and may have .ra files as well).

[mokele-mbembe.livejournal.com]

No one has mentioned Red Army Choir yet?

[mithgol.livejournal.com]

No one.

Though the idea is good!

[kutsuwamushi.livejournal.com]

I don't think that they're a good choice for listening comprehension; choirs generally aren't.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's an Army chorus, they are like a machine singing :)

[plumqqz.livejournal.com]

Try to find "Седьмая вода".

[tuilel.livejournal.com]

Group "Мельница"

Mp3: http://melnica-mp3.narod.ru/mp3/mp3.html
Official Site: http://www.melnitsa.net/

Official Site of Hellawes: http://www.hellawes.ru
Her Songs: http://www.hellawes.ru/songs/mp3/mp3.htm
Lyrics: http://www.hellawes.ru/songs/texts_chords/texts_chords.htm