Kino (band)
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Kino is a Russian rock band formed in Leningrad in 1981. The band was co-founded and headed by Viktor Tsoi, who wrote the music and lyrics for almost all of the band's songs, until his death in 1990.
Viktor Tsoi and Yuri Kasparyan at a concert in Leningrad, 1986.
The band performing in February 2023.
The Tsoi Wall covered with messages from Kino fans.
Yuri Kasparyan
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Yuri Dmitriyevich Kasparyan is a Russian musician best known for his time as the guitarist of the Soviet rock band Kino and as a member of Vyacheslav Butusov's group U-Piter.
Kino (band)
…and were sometimes accompanied by Aquarium drummer Pyotr Troshchenkov. Rybin was replaced by rehearsal bassist Maksim Kolosov and later, guitarist Yuri Kasparyan. According to Grebenshchikov, Kasparyan was a poor guitar player initially, but he quickly progressed and eventually became the second most important…
Kasparyan in 2019
Kasparyan at the Rock on the Volga festival, playing his often used Yamaha SG-200 (2011)