5'nizza
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5'nizza ([pronunciation?], meaning “Friday” in Ukrainian and Russian) was an acoustic group formed in 2000 in Kharkiv, Ukraine that disbanded in 2007. It was made up of two friends: Serhiy Babkin (Сергій Бабкін) (guitar), and Andriy “Sun” Zaporozhets (Андрій Запорожець) (vocals).
The band's music has a combination of influences: reggae, Latin, rock and hip hop, which is performed in a minimalistic folk style limited to vocals, beatboxing, and acoustic guitar. Despite lack of support from large labels, the group attracted cult following in much of Central and Eastern Europe,[1] notably Ukraine, Russia, Poland and Germany. [2]
Background
The duo started working together already in 1998.[2] 5'nizza's demo album, Unplugged, was bootlegged and spread all over the C.I.S. countries in 2002. The demo was well received by fans as well as online critics. Some even say that, in 2002, Unplugged was the top seller in Russia.
Their official debut album, Pyatnitsa, was produced in 2003 and consisted mostly of songs from Unplugged.
The second album O'5 (meaning Again in Russian) was released in 2005.
Both Babkin and Zaporozhets have released other musical projects in addition to their work together. Babkin (a solo artist since 2004) has recorded three solo albums: Ura, SN. G, Bis! and Motor; and Zaporozhets appeared as a backing vocalist in Lюk (Luk), a lounge group. Babkin is also an actor in the Kharkiv theater group Theater 19. Andriy Zaporozhets is currently completing his university degree in pediatrics.
Tour and disbanding
5'nizza toured Russia and visited Minsk, Belarus, as well. 5'nizza also visited Lithuania, the band was one of the main guests at the open-air festival Cote of Culture (Kultūros Tvartas) in 2004. [1]. The band recorded its third album in 2007, with guest appearances from Lюk and Маркшайдер Кунст (Markscheider Kunst), among others. In September 2007, Babkin and Zaporozhets decided to disband. Their last two concerts took place on June 15 and 16, 2007 in Warsaw and Kraków, respectively.[2]
The third album was released instead by Zaporozhets new project SunSay. Since the crew has expanded, the album will feature more personnel and instruments than the original 5'nizza setup (one guitar and two voices), but Babkin's guitar and backing vocals will be kept in some tracks.
Notes and references
- ^ Template:Pl icon Łukasz Kamiński (2008). "Polsko-afrykańsko-ukraińska Kapela". Gazeta Wyborcza (2008-04-16). Retrieved 2009-11-26.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ a b c Template:Pl icon Michał Gwiazdowski (2007). "5'nizza kończy w Polsce". Gazeta Wyborcza (2007-06-18). Retrieved 2009-11-26.
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