Umka and Bronevik

Umka and Bronevik ( _ru. Умка и Броневик, Umka and the Armoured Car) is a Russian band playing in the American and British guitar rock styles of 1960-1970's, ranging from classic rhythm-and-blues to psychedelic.

The present band members are:

* Anna Gerasimova ("Umka"), lead singer, songwriter
* Boris Kanunnikov, lead guitar
* Mikhail Trofimenko, bass guitar
* Boris Markov, drums
* Igor Oistrakh, harp

Umka's songs and the Bronevik music are influenced by Grateful Dead, Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac, as well as Russian Silver Age poets: Daniil Kharms, Osip Mandelshtam, Alexander Vvedensky.

Discography

:"Note: only the CDs listed on the English official site are listed here."
*1998 The CD ( _ru. "Компакт")
*1998 To Command The Parade ("Командовать парадом")
*1999 Mole's Move ("Ход кротом")
*2000 Dandelion Movie ("Кино из одуванчиков")
*2000 Weltschmerz
*2001 Stash ("Заначка")
*2002 Handicap's Paradise ("Рай для инвалидов")
*2003 Unplugged
*2004 Victory Park ("Парк Победы")
*2004 Umka and Bro at AnTrop's ("Умка и Броневичок на студии "АнТроп")
*2005 600
*2006 No Fear ("Ничего страшного")
*2007 Breaking Isn't Building ("Ломать не строить")

External links

* [http://www.umka.ru/ Umka.ru] - official website (Russian); [http://umka.mpe.lv/ a faster mirror]
* [http://freemusic.org.ru/ru/taxonomy/term/61 About the band at the FREE!MUSIC project]
* [http://www.umka-bro.com/ English official website]
* [http://umka.mpe.lv/albums/index.html Albums] - available for download in mp3; [http://www.umka-bro.com/english/albums/index.html English version]
* [http://www.umka-bro.com/english/autobio.html A short autobiography by Umka written in English]
* [http://files.umka-bro.com/ Video and audio archive]
* [http://mastanmusic.com/podcast/655/ Live session on mastanmusic.com podcast]