Markscheider Kunst (Маркшейдер Кунст) is a ska band from Saint Petersburg, Russia. It plays afro-rock, soukous, ska and reggae. The band was founded in 1992 by geology students from Saint Petersburg. Lead singer Sergei Yefremenko died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 51.[1]

Markscheider Kunst
a group of men playing horns, guitars, and percussion in a tent
Markscheider Kunst performing in 2007
Background information
OriginSaint Petersburg, Russia
Genres
Years active1992–present
Members
  • Kirill Oskin
  • Vladimir Matushkin
  • Kirill Ipatov
  • Denis Rachkov
  • Danila Prokopev
  • Yegor Popov
  • Anton Boyarskikh
Past members
  • Sergey Yegorov
  • Serafim Makangila
  • Mitya Khramtsov
  • Vadim Yagman
  • Aleksey Kanev
  • Ramil Shamsutdinov
  • Mikhail Nikolayev
  • Aleksandr Plyusnin
  • Ivan Neklyudov
  • Anton Vishnyakov
  • Ilya Vymenits
  • Pavel Vasilyev
  • Sergei Yefremenko
Websitewww.mkunst.ru

Members

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Current members

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  • Kirill Oskin (1992–present) – bass, backing vocals
  • Vladimir Matushkin (Nguba) (1995–present) – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kirill Ipatov (1995–present) – timbales, conga
  • Denis Rachkov (2000–present) – guitar
  • Danila Prokopev (2007–present) – drums, timbales
  • Yegor Popov (2017–present) – trumpet
  • Anton Boyarskikh (2017–present) – trombone
  • Ilya Vymenits (1997–present) – timbales, conga, bongos

Former members

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  • Sergei Yefremenko (EFR) (1992–2024; his death) – guitar, vocals, lyrics
  • Sergey Yegorov (Snegoriy) (1992–2007) – drums, backing vocals
  • Serafim Makangila (1996–2003) – vocals
  • Mitya Khramtsov (1996–1998) –
  • Vadim Yagman (1999–2002) – trumpet
  • Aleksey Kanev (1999–2002) – saxophone
  • Ramil Shamsutdinov (1999–2004) – trombone
  • Mikhail Nikolayev (2001–2005) – timbales, conga
  • Alexander Plyusnin (2003–2017) – trumpet
  • Ivan Neklyudov (2004–2017) – saxophone
  • Anton Vishnyakov (2005–2017) – trombone
  • Pavel Vasilyev (2017–2018) – keyboards
 
Ivan Neklyudov
 
Aleksandr Plyusnin

Discography

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  • R. F. O. (1992)
  • Kem Byt? (1994/1996)
  • Live in Helsinki (single) (1997)
  • St.Petersburg-Kinshasa Transit (1998)
  • Krasivo Sleva (2001)
  • Na Svyazi (2003)
  • Ryba (maxisingle) (2006)
  • Café Babalu (2008)
  • Utopia (2010)
  • FREEDOM (2020)

References

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  1. ^ "Умер вокалист группы Marksheider Kunst Ефременко". URA. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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