Jazz Articles about Boris Grebenshikov

Boris Grebenshikov: Russian Songwriter

by C. Michael Bailey
April 10, 2003

The further East one travels musically from Europe, the greater the Hebrew and Sumarian influence that can be heard. What emanates from these Russian melodies is an ancient character, calligraphic and not unlike the Rosetta Stone. I am not saying that this music is strictly Hebraic, but the music does express a Middle Eastern personality as magnified through an Eastern European lens. Boris Grebenshikov ranks among the cream of the traditional Russian songwriters. His melodies and lyrics are full of ...