Italians listen to Russian rock

Russian speakers listen to music not only in Russian, but also in English, Spanish, Italian, German and other languages. But whether foreigners listen to music in Russian?

Got it several There are many examples of our musicians becoming popular in other countries: the singer Vitas is a very popular in China - his Chinese fan club has gathered more than a million people, and his concerts are attended by tens of thousands of Chinese. And Victor Tsoi's songs are still actively listened to not only in Russia, but also in Korea.

But still the number of Russian musicians popular in other countries, not much. Because of this, videos in which foreigners listen to our music are gaining popularity on YouTube. This is unusual and very interesting. Especially for Russians: it's always nice to know that someone out there, thousands of kilometres away from you, is sitting and enjoying the same music as you are.

Italians watch Russian rockers perform

A video in which Italians listen to songs by famous Russian rockers has gained almost 700,000 views. They were shown Viktor Tsoi, Sektor Gaza, DDT and Bi-2. The Italians, in their characteristic manner, began to actively discuss what I've seen and heard.

And it seems like they're liked it. Fortunately, the video has subtitles, so you can understand what they're talking to each other about:

Kino - "Change."

First, they were shown the song "Change" by Viktor Tsoy and the band Kino. Before that, they were explained its significance for Russian culture and the time when the song was sung.

The Italians, a people similar in spirit to the Russians, quickly developed a respect for Tsoi and the band Kino. Then the heroes of the video faithfully you've made a good point, that the song was "breakthrough" for its time:

Gaza Strip - "Lyrics"

They were then played the song "Lyric" by Sektor Gaza, also explaining the context beforehand. The Italians said that they were like song, because it's "pure rock" without any extra effects. Then already other Italian guys added to it:

"I love it! Knowing the backstory and atmosphere of that era makes the song pop even more"

DDT - "What's Autumn"

The third song included for Italian listeners was "What is Autumn" by the band DDT. Here is what one of the Italians said about this song:

"I liked both the rhythm and the voice. It's a pleasure to listen to."

B-2 - "Silver"

The last song to be played to the Italian guests was Bi-2 - "Silver". The listeners noted, that this song "evokes melancholy."

At the end, the Italians thanked the creators of the video for introducing them to Russian music. At the end, one of the foreigners said:

"It's really interesting to do an immersion in your culture sometimes because our media just doesn't bring that to Italy."