Malinka, malinka, malinka moya
Russia's answer to the Beasty Boys, middle-aged rap trio Diskoteka Avariya (Disaster Disco) are one of Russia's biggest pop acts, having released eight albums during a career spanning almost ten years. The group's music is best described as 'hip-hop-pop', (but more leaning towards the pop), and is catchy, fun and quite insane.I remember a couple of years ago London held its first annual Russian Winter Festival on Trafalgar Square, at the end of which was a concert featuring some big Russian pop acts. Dima Bilan, Glyuk'Oza, Uma Turman and others had all finished their sets, and the predominantly Russian crowd was going wild waiting for Distoteka Avariya to come on. Unfortunately, the event had overrun its designated time slot, and despite the event being attended by the Mayor of London himself, they weren't allowed to perform.
For their recent hit Malinki-Malinki they collaborated with over-the-hill pop star Zhanna Friske, and filmed a lovely little Snow White-esque video. Malinki (literally meaning 'little raspberries') is the name of a town in Disktoteka Avariya's native Ivanovo Region. Also, malinki is slang for a crowd of beautiful women surrounding a lone man; apparently it's short for an expression like 'He's like a bear in a raspberry bush'. Anyway, enjoy!
2 Comments:
Oh yeah, for sure! This is an awesome song. I love it!!
Sweetie darling, it's "Beastie Boys."
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