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Kino
Its been a long time since we had Russian Night Music! It's back on The Pearl's stage and Red Stars band have prepared for us a special tribute concert "30 Years without "KINO" band".

It's been 30 years since Victor Tsoi was gone. We dedicate this evening in memory of the outstanding musician and leader of the "Kino" band, whose unique music is forever in our hearts.

Kino is a typical example of a rock group, the existence of which was completely conditioned by the charismatic figure of its leader (just the case with the English group Queen and Freddy Mercury). Viktor Tsoi, the soloist of Kino and the author of all its repertoir, was its heart and soul. He created the mythology of social and moral protest so much in accord with the feelings and frames of minds of the youth in the transitional epoch in the history of the USSR.

This is most expressive in the albums first recorded by 'magnitizdat': Zvezda po Imeni Solntse/The Star Named Sun, Gruppa Krovi/Blood Group and Natchalnik Kamchatki/Chief of Kamchatka. 'Changes! We want changes!' - the famous refrain symbolically conveying the spirit of that time still reverberate in memory of people. After the tragic death of Viktor Tsoi in a car accident the group ceased existing.

Viktor Tsoi was born to a Korean father and Russian mother on June 21, 1962 in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia).

He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Russian rock and has a huge following in the countries of the former Soviet Union even today, as of 2007. Few musicians in the history of Russian music have been more popular or have had more impact on their genre than Victor Tsoi and his rock band Kino. Any discussion of Kino must inevitably begin and end with the creator, writer and lead singer of the band, a man who was once called the "last hero of Russian rock" and a "legend". The band was born when he was, lived when he did, and died with him in a tragic accident. The life of Victor Tsoi is the life of Kino.

Leningrad's Rock Club was one of the few public places where rock bands were allowed to perform. It was here in 1982, at their first annual Rock Concert that Victor Tsoi made his stage debut that innovative lyrics and music impressed the crowd.

Before making it big, Tsoi said that the problem with music was that no one wanted to take chances. He wanted to experiment with lyrics and music in order to create something fresh that no one had ever heard before. Tsoi succeeded in his goal. Shortly after the concert he recruited other musicians and they formed "Kino", which in Russian means "cinema". They recorded a demo tape at Tsoi's apartment. This tape was quickly passed around Leningrad, then all over the country by rock enthusiasts. Kino was beginning to gain a following.

"Kino" displayed more of their political views at the 2nd Leningrad Rock Club Concert. The band won first place in the competition thanks to Tsoi's anti-war song I Declare My Home ... (a nuclear-free zone). The song's popularity was fuelled by the ongoing Afghan War which was claiming the lives of thousands of young Soviet citizens.

1987 was a breakthrough year for "Kino". The release of their 7th album Blood Type (Russian: Группа крови/Gruppa Krovi) triggered what was then called "Kinomania". The open political climate under Glasnost allowed Tsoi to make Blood Type his most political album yet it also allowed him to record a sound of music that no one before him was able to play. Most of the tracks on the album were directed at the youth of the Soviet Union, telling them to take control and make changes within the nation, some of the songs discussed the social problems crippling the nation. The sound and lyrics of the album made Tsoi a hero among Russia's youth and "Kino" the most popular rock band ever.

Over the next few years Tsoi appeared in several successful movies and also traveled to the USA to promote his films at film festivals. Several more albums were released, their themes were once again mostly political, further fueling the band's popularity. Even though Tsoi was a huge star, he still lived a relatively normal life. He kept his old job in the boiler room of an apartment building, this surprised many people. Tsoi said that he enjoyed the work and he also needed the money to support the band, as they received no government support and their albums were copied and passed around the nation free of charge. This made Tsoi even more popular among the people because it showed that he was down to earth and they could relate to them. "Kino"'s finest hour came in 1990 with a concert at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. 62,000 fans filled the stands to celebrate the triumph of Russia's most successful rock group.

It had never happened before in Shanghai yet!! 8 October, we are looking forward for welcoming you to sing and listen "KINO's" and the most famous Russian music live all together and make sure something that once seemed like a beautiful phrase has got a real meaning: Choi is alive!

The tickets price is 30rmb, including after-party at UP SHANGHAI (where you can get a free entrance and free drink).