Kolibri & (demodino)

An exotic outgrowth of the Leningrad Rock Club, Kolibri flourished at the crossroads of two cultural eras, enchanting hard rock-calloused audiences with their vocal harmonies and feminine wiles. Led by eccentric diva Natalya Pivovarova (formerly of Sergei Kuryohin's group Pop-Mehanika ), they sang their skipping melodies over the recorded instrumental tracks of other St. Petersburg musicians. With their feet in a number of stylistic camps including new wave, art rock, Russian chanson, cabaret, and '60s Soviet film music, Kolibri never relinquished artistic control to their mus...