Константин Кинчев АлисА | en

Alisa (Алиса, the Russian equivalent of the female name Alice) is a Russian and Soviet hard rock band, that has been credited as one of the most influential bands in the Russian rock movement. From the 1980s to the present day, Алиса has been one of the most popular rock bands in Russia. Their lyrics, written by vocalist Konstantin Kinchev, are concerned with social problems, rock music, Slavic culture and, more recently, Christian faith. Alisa was founded in November 1983 by bassist Svetoslav Zadery. The name of the band is borrowed from Lewis Carroll's book "Alice in Wonderland". The band's...

Konstantin Nikolsky (Russian: Константин Никольский; 1 February 1951, Moscow) is a Russian guitarist and songwriter. He has played with a lot of Russian bands, including Voskresenie and Tsvety. He started back as an amateur in the late sixites with Moscow band Atlants with Sikorsky. He worked in official bands during the 70s, most notably a guitarist for Stas Namin's 'band Tsvety, and Festival. Working for Festival he wrote songs for films. In the summer of 1981 he joined the band Voskresenie as a songwriter and guitarist. Writing hit songs such as "О чем поет ночная птица" ("What the Night Bird...

Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Russian: Родион Константинович Щедрин; born December 16, 1932) is a Russian composer and pianist. Winner of the Lenin (1984), USSR State Prize (1972) and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1992). A member of the Interregional Deputy Group (1989–1991). Shchedrin was born in Moscow into a musical family—his father was a composer and teacher of music theory. He studied at the Moscow Choral School and Moscow Conservatory (graduating in 1955) under Yuri Shaporin (composition) and Yakob Flier (piano). Since 1958, he has been married to the ballerina Maya Plisetskaya. Shchedrin's early music is tonal, colourfully orchestrated...

Alisa Husainova a.k.a SuperAlisa is an art grad student’s dream come true. Hailing from Tatarstan in central Russia, she incorporates traditional Tatar folk melodies with old-school electro beats, adding a blend of Tatar- and Russian-language lyrics to the mix. .