Brigada S (Брига́да С) was a

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band fronted by

Garik Sukachov Igor Ivanovich (''Garik'') Sukachov (russian: И́горь Ива́нович (Га́рик) Сукачё́в; 1 December 1959) is a Russian people, Russian musician, singer-songwriter, poet, actor, film director and TV presenter. Career Igor I ...

which played dynamic mix of rough

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and

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marked by the effective use of the

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. Formed in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

the self-described "proletarian jazz orchestra" released five albums (first two on tape), toured the United States (1988) and appeared in

Savva Kulish Savva Yakovlevich Kulish (russian: Са́вва Я́ковлевич Кули́ш; 17 October 1936 – 9 June 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1966 and 1994. His 1979 film ''Takeoff'' won the ...

's film ''The Tragedy in Rock'' (1988). In 1989 the participated in the ''

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'' which brought hard rock and metal acts from the United States and Europe to perform alongside Russian bands. They broke up in 1993. After the band's demise, Garik Sukachov went on to front Neprikasayemye (The Untouchables), while guitarist Sergey Galanin formed SerGa.

The original line-up

- vocals, acoustic guitar * Sergey Galanin - bass guitar, backing vocals * Alexander Goryachev - guitar * Lev Andreyev - keyboards * Karen Sarkisov - percussion * Igor Yartsev - drums * Leonid Chelyapov - saxophone * Igor Markov - trumpet * Yevgeny Korotkov - trumpet * Maxim Likhachyov - trombone

Discography

* ''Добро пожаловать в запретную зону'' (Welcome to the Forbidden Zone, 1988, tape) * ''Ностальгическое танго'' (The Nostalgic Tango, 1989) * ''Аллергии — нет!'' (Say No! to Allergy, 1991) * ''Всё это рок-н-ролл'' (All This Is Rock and Roll, 1991) * ''Реки'' (Rivers, 1993)

References

{{Authority control Soviet rock music groups Musical groups from Moscow Russian rock music groups Musical groups established in 1984