Markscheider Kunst

Markscheider Kunst (Маркшейдер Кунст) is a ska band from Saint Petersburg, Russia. It plays afro-rock, soukous, ska and reggae. The band was founded in 1992 by geology students from Saint Petersburg. Lead singer Sergei Yefremenko died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 51.

Current members

 * Kirill Oskin (1992–present) – bass, backing vocals
 * Vladimir Matushkin (Nguba) (1995–present) – guitar, backing vocals
 * Kirill Ipatov (1995–present) – timbales, conga
 * Denis Rachkov (2000–present) – guitar
 * Danila Prokopev (2007–present) – drums, timbales
 * Yegor Popov (2017–present) – trumpet
 * Anton Boyarskikh (2017–present) – trombone
 * Ilya Vymenits (1997–present) – timbales, conga, bongos

Former members

 * Sergei Yefremenko (EFR) (1992–2024; his death) – guitar, vocals, lyrics
 * Sergey Yegorov (Snegoriy) (1992–2007) – drums, backing vocals
 * Serafim Makangila (1996–2003) – vocals
 * Mitya Khramtsov (1996–1998) –
 * Vadim Yagman (1999–2002) – trumpet
 * Aleksey Kanev (1999–2002) – saxophone
 * Ramil Shamsutdinov (1999–2004) – trombone
 * Mikhail Nikolayev (2001–2005) – timbales, conga
 * Alexander Plyusnin (2003–2017) – trumpet
 * Ivan Neklyudov (2004–2017) – saxophone
 * Anton Vishnyakov (2005–2017) – trombone
 * Pavel Vasilyev (2017–2018) – keyboards



Discography

 * R. F. O. (1992)
 * Kem Byt? (1994/1996)
 * Live in Helsinki (single) (1997)
 * St.Petersburg-Kinshasa Transit (1998)
 * Krasivo Sleva (2001)
 * Na Svyazi (2003)
 * Ryba (maxisingle) (2006)
 * Café Babalu (2008)
 * Utopia (2010)
 * FREEDOM (2020)