Boris Grebenshchikov

Boris Borisovich Grebenshchikov (BG) (Russian Борис Борисович Гребенщиков; born November 27, 1953 in Leningrad, USSR ) is a Russian poet and musician and leader of the band Aquarium. Grebenshchikov is considered the " grandfather " of the Soviet rock and an idol of the youth culture of the 1980s and 2000s.

Biography

Boris Grebenshchikov finished his schooling in 1970 at the " physics and mathematics school № 239 " the city of Leningrad. Together with Anatoli Gunicki he founded in the summer of 1972, the still-existing band Aquarium, that was barely known at the beginning of times, was very rare short concerts in other cities and produced home recordings. In 1974, Boris Borisovich Grebenshchikov from the Faculty of Applied Mathematics at the State University of St. Petersburg and began to work in a research organization; the way he wrote on his texts, performed with the band and called in cooperation with the " experimental theater students of the State University ," the first rock journal of the USSR called " Roksi " live ins. Inspired by Bob Dylan and together with Maik Naumenko an album was recorded in summer 1978 that the name "All brothers - sisters " ( Wse Bratja - sjostry Russian Все братья - сёстры ) wore.

After an appearance in April 1980 the first Soviet rock festival of all time in Tbilisi Boris was expelled from the Komsomol ( entry 1967) and dismissed from his research. The band Aquarium was officially banned in the Soviet Republic. The band was in 1981 a member of the Leningrad Rock Club and participated in the first five festivals. 1982 produced Boris Grebenshchikov, in cooperation with the band ZOO, the first album for the rock group Kino, the "45" was called. Boris took part in the recording of the album " In the circle of light" (W kruge sweta Russian В круге света ), which was recorded by the band Maschina Wremeni 1988. In collaboration with David A. Stewart of Eurythmics, the first English-language album " Radio Silence " was recorded in 1989.

The early 1990s heard the activity on at Aquarium1.0, with Boris in the period from 1991 to 1992 formed his own band called " BG band" founded and still continue to made ​​from 1993 Aquarium2.0.

In January 1998, BG won the " Triumph " award, and two years later, on 23 September 2000, the St. Petersburg premium, " people of our city " ( Ljudi naschego goroda Russian Люди города нашего ) he was awarded. A year later, on April 7, 2001, he gave the rock magazine " FUZZ " a prize for the development of rock music and the radio station Nashe Radio honored the band Aquarium and BG with the award " PoboRoll " (Russian ПобоРолл ) for their investment in the development music.

On the 50th anniversary of Boris Grebenshchikov a concert in the Kremlin was organized in 2003 for the occasion and in the same year he was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland IV class. In May 2005, BG began a career as a radio presenter on radio station Radio Rossii and had surgery in 2006 because of his poor eyesight. On 21 May 2007 he performed with his band at the legendary Royal Albert Hall in London. In Berlin, BG was operated on 8 January 2009 at heart with laying a bypass.

Family

His father Boris Alexandrovich Grebenshchikov was an engineer by profession and worked as a director in a factory, he died in 1975. 's Mother Lyudmila Charitonowna Grebenschtschikowa and the grandmother Ekaterina Wassiljewna survived together the Siege of Leningrad, during the grandfather and great-grandfather died.

The first wife Natalja Kozlovskaya married Boris Grebenshchikov 1976 and 1978 came his daughter Alissa to the world, which is active as an actress today. Because of a scandal appearance in 1980 in Tbilisi, the marriage also failed. His daughter Alissa brought in 2008 a boy named Alexei born and married in the same year the father of the child. The second wife Lyudmila Schurigina was the companion of the cellist Vsevolod Gakkel from the band Aquarium before marriage. Boris and Lyudmila married in 1980 and brought her on February 14, 1985 their son to the world, which is called Gleb. Meanwhile Gleb has a daughter named Alissa and " give DJ " known by the name. The third wife called Irina and was previously married to Alexander Titov, bassist of the band Aquarium. Boris and Irina got married in 1991 and moved together up the children, Mark Titov and Vasilissa Grebenschtschikowa that originate from the first marriage of the mother. Mark is committed to music in several independent bands and composed under the pseudonym of " Organic C" electro music. Vasilissa is an artist.

Religion

Early 90s Grebenshchikov dealt seriously with Buddhism and collected a long time wonder-working icons.

In Malaysia he learned in 2006 the Indian emigrants Sri Chinmoy know who called him in retrospect as " Poruschottama ", which translates as " borders border " means. Chinmoy support enabled him to stage a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2007 and a solo concert at the United Nations, which was accompanied by students of Sri Chinmoy. In Sri Chinmoy's name the project " International Aquarium " was launched, in which several dozen musicians around the world participating.

Grebenshchikov has translated two books by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche into Russian and was currently on the translation of the Bhagavad Gita.

Albums

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