Yury Shevchuk offended by Manu Chao

Kazan finished second international festival of live music, "The Creation", which brought together artists of different cultural traditions and musical styles. The idea of creating a multicultural music festival where artists invited to the current global ethics, rock and jazz music, wandered progressivngyh heads a long time. A few years Dibrov, ethnic at the Moscow Region Festival "Ethnic Life" fired this idea invited and even began to organize something, but some disastrous financial and bureaucratic difficulties prevented the ambitious project, a large-scale implementation, and all led to a small but important festivals in the capital Garden "Hermitage". But the idea was picked up - and not the last man. Implemented business known promoter Alexander Cheparukhin, to Moscow to bring such legendary groups like Jethro Tull, King Crimson and Kraftwerk. Connect also a veteran of the national rock scene Andrey Makarevich, whose friend, luckily it was the mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin. In return Ilsur Metshin proved himself a man, no stranger to progressive music, so much time, he was chairman of the organizing committee of the festival in person, what a special place Makarevich Festival President. Andrey Makarevich and Ilsur Metshin second year the festival program evaluation musical gourmet look, you may like to say an extra one! This year dominated "Mummy Troll", "DDT" and more than welcomed foreign guests - bright and energetic Manu Chao (well, who's to say that this man is "$ 50"). Geography of the festival, and of course, symbolic, like a pleasant musical and stylistic range. Strict Islamic hip-hop group "Fun-Da-Mental" neighbors with trills balalaika virtuoso Russian genius Alexis Arkhipovskaya, Balkan Arab hard-core group of American "culture shock" - a Russian "root" Cantilena Angela Manukyan and Georgian Nino sincerity Katamadze . Randek cargo trio from Croatia brings the charm Kazan Balkan melodies and distinctive guitar rock from the English "The Rifles" replace Ukrainian-exuberant "Screams Vidopliassova." The program is designed so that the lesser-known (at the global level to exactly) program participants not disturbing side of the "big" to be. Once again, there is no extra! Interesting was the entire block directly Kazan rock bands in rock 'n' roll is based picturesque prizhivilis Tatar national motifs. Speech Chao was undoubtedly the highlight of the festival. After Latino singers of freedom and love, also popularly favorite band "DDT" looked somewhat gloomy, depressing, even though many of the spectators who had gathered in the square came to hear it Shevchuk. "Old Man" was combative expressive but noticeably upset: fulfill a previous appearance on the stage of "DDT" is not as triumphant as expected, and it is understood by all. Also on the "DDT" by stretching happy Latin American anti-globalization speaks to set reduced. Sing with Yuri Shevchuk came Nino Katamadze "The Last Song - prior to execution of the announced" home "Yuri Shevchuk And somehow offended added -. Dance but all good to Manu Chao". A feast ended soothing power Beatles hit "All you need is love", has, starting from last year, the anthem of the festival. The musicians from different countries are not mutually said "goodbye", but only "Goodbye" - take until next year again in Kazan. Vladimir Preobrazhensky, Kazan-Moscow, for NEWSmusic.ru Photo - Maria Zvereva, business-gazeta.ru