Synthesizing the Silk Roads: Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock & Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia is out now through Ostinato Records. By Katie Bain The former USSR might ...
Released in the Soviet Union in 1984 – right in the middle of the Cold War – the musical drama entered a cinematic landscape dominated by state-approved narratives and the muted tones of socialist ...
About a decade ago, music producer Vik Sohonie was in New York and stumbled upon an old record. VIK SOHONIE: I came across this really dusty 45 by the band Original. (SOUNDBITE OF ORIGINAL SONG, "SEN ...
The discovery of one old record is breathing new life into a genre of Soviet-era music that hasn't been widely heard overseas for decades. About a decade ago, music producer Vik Sohonie was in New ...