| A Russian-Ukrainian music festival will take place in Yalta. The upcoming multi-hour event called “Speaker” is held in honor of the 350th anniversary of the “reunification of Ukraine and Russia” - this is the official concept of the festival. It is characteristic that the upcoming “Rupor” is not the first - last year the festival was already held in the city of Sochi. With its existence, “Rupor” loudly informs the city and the world that the Slavic neighbors, Ukrainians and Russians, have the same taste and similar concepts of beauty.
On July 7, a dozen bands from Russia and Ukraine will perform from the 5th pier in the southern city of Yalta from five in the evening until midnight. Of the Russians, such stars as “Bi2”, “Agatha Christie” and Nike Borzov were honored to play “state-level rock and roll”. And also a certain group “Neonaut”. The Ukrainian side also put up a good lineup in the form of the main Russian-Ukrainian rock and rollers, the group “Vopli Vidoplyasova” and hip-hoppers “Green Gray”. One of the most famous Ukrainian groups in Russia, Okean Elzy, will not perform at the festival, although they were invited and even declared among the participants. According to Okean press attaché Svetlana Kuklich, the musicians are going on vacation after a long all-Ukrainian tour in support of their latest album “Supersimetry” and a promotional tour as part of a large-scale campaign by the Ukrainian mobile operator. But among the Ukrainian participants there will be a group that is gaining momentum, but is still unknown in Russia ("group", as the Ukrainians say) "Skryabin", as well as "Tank on the Maidan of the Congo". “Tanok” also tried to get promoted in Moscow several years ago, logically trying to join the wave of popularity of “Little Russian rock”. But, unfortunately, this rather nice alternative “crowd” with a long name didn’t do much. We can only hope that the festival will add popularity to already well-known groups and introduce new stars to the audiences of the two countries.
The organizers report that “the festival is held under the patronage of our presidents - Russia and Ukraine.” Apparently, this is the world's first attempt to combine diplomacy with rock music. Be that as it may, twenty thousand (!) spectators are expected to attend the festival. From both countries. And without any obligation. Gleb MYSHKIN
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