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1. Sanctions after the Bra Storm?

American rapper Tyga performed in Moscow after Russia's three-year Hollywood drought.

Tags: boycott, war in ukraine, sanctions, music, concert, tyga
2. From Bashkortostan to the Global Charts

A band from Bashkortostan has gone viral for an electro-folk song about a Bashkir epic poem.

Tags: Ufa, internet, folk art, folktales, bashkortostan, music
3. A Musical Military Meme

A new Russian music video blends masculinity and a meme, to wacky effect.

Tags: military, men, meme, music
4. Punk in Russia, Prisoner in Kazakhstan

A punk musician fled persecution in Russia. Then he was detained in Kazakhstan.

Tags: political repression, russians abroad, music, war in ukraine, Kazakhstan, dissent
5. Chechen Rhythm Codified

Chechnya is banning music that falls above or below approved tempos. 

Tags: law, culture, music, chechnya
6. Pacifist Violist: Life with an Ankle Bracelet

A viola player and music teacher's life changed forever after posting anti-war messages on social media.

Tags: VKontakte, children, music, dissent, tomsk
7. A New Farewell to a Million Scarlet Roses

Alla Pugacheva briefly returned to Russia after evacuating from Israel, only to leave again for Latvia.

Tags: alla pugacheva, immigration, music
8. "The Killers" Kill the Mood in Georgia

"The Killers" was booed at a concert in Georgia for inviting a Russian fan onstage and implying that Russians and Georgians were brothers.

Tags: war in georgia, russians in Georgia, georgia, music, The Killers
9. Street Musicians Killed by Missile

Two musicians were performing on the streets of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. An hour later, a Russian missile strike killed them.

Tags: missiles, music, Zaporizhzhia, war in ukraine
10. A Video Song-Apology

Three waterpark employees in Crimea were fined and forced to sing "Vladimir Putin is Great" after dancing to a Ukrainian song.

Tags: dissent, police, music, verka serduchka, Crimea

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