Umka and Bronevik

Umka and Bronevik (Умка и Броневик, "Umka and the Armoured Car"), sometimes abbreviated as Umka & Bro, is a Russian band playing in the American and British guitar rock styles of 1960-1970s, ranging from classic rhythm-and-blues to psychedelic.

The present band members are:


 * Anna Gerasimova ("Umka"), lead singer, songwriter
 * Boris Kanunnikov, lead guitar
 * Mikhail Trofimenko, bass guitar
 * Boris Markov, drums
 * Igor Oistrakh, harp

Umka's songs and the Bronevik music are influenced by Grateful Dead, Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac, as well as Russian Silver Age poets: Daniil Kharms, Osip Mandelshtam, Alexander Vvedensky.

Discography

 * Note: only the CDs listed on the English official site are listed here.


 * 1998 The CD (Компакт)
 * 1998 To Command The Parade (Командовать парадом)
 * 1999 Mole's Move (Ход кротом)
 * 2000 Dandelion Movie (Кино из одуванчиков)
 * 2000 Weltschmerz
 * 2001 Stash (Заначка)
 * 2002 Handicap's Paradise (Рай для инвалидов)
 * 2003 Unplugged
 * 2004 Victory Park (Парк Победы)
 * 2004 Umka and Bro at AnTrop's (Умка и Броневичок на студии "АнТроп")
 * 2005 600
 * 2006 No Fear (Ничего страшного)
 * 2007 Breaking Isn't Building (Ломать не строить)
 * 2009 Closer Sessions (a vinyl LP album recorded in the USA on the Porto Franco Records label)