Александр Барыкин

Aleksander Aleksandrovich Barykin Byrykin Russian Александр Александрович Барыкин Бырыкин February 18 1952 — March 26 2011 Was A Soviet And Russian Singer And Songwriter. Alexander Barykin Was Born On February 18 1952 In Beryozovo Khanty-Mansia . He Was A Young Boy When His Parents Moved To Lybertsy A Suburb Near Moscow. While Still In School Barykin Sang And Played Guitar In An Amateur Band Called Allegro. He Went To Musical School And Then Earned A Degree In The Classical Vocal Program At The Gnesins Musical College. In The 1970s Barykin Was A Member Of The VIA Bands Moskvichi 1973 — 1974 Vesiolie Rebiata 1974 — 1976 1978 — 1979 Samotsvety 1976 And Jemchug 1976 — 1978 . In August 1979 Barykin Collaborated With The Guitarist Of Samotsvety Vladimir Kuzmin To Organize A New Band Called Carnaval. It Was Considered To Be The First Russian Band To Embrace New Wave. Carnaval Combined A Range Of Styles And Influences Including Glam Rock Rhythm And Blues And White Reggae On The Base Of Russian Melodic. In 1982 Kuzmin Has Organized His Band Dynamic And Barykin Became The Single Leader Of Carnaval. In 1985 The Band Experimented With Pop Rock And After The Album Rock'n'roll Marathon Passed To This Style . In 1989 They Released A Pure Rock Album Hey Look! And Broke Up Soon Thereafter. As Member Of Carnaval Barykin Released 15 Albums Including 3 Releases With The Soviet Recording Monopolist Melodiya 5 Compilations And 1 Live Album At Moroz Records See Discography Of Carnaval . In 1990 Barykin Started A Successful Solo Career In The Beginning As A Pop Singer And Subsequently Released 13 Albums See Discography Of Alexander Barykin . Barykin Is Considered By Many As A Father Of Russian Reggae. See In External Links Video No. 2 And Video No. 4 From Second Row And Video No. 1 From Third Row . A Number Of Russian Musicians And Songwriters Were Influenced By Barykin. For Example The Reggae Styled Hit Of The Band Chaif Argentina — Jamaica 5 0 Was Made In A Style Reminiscent Of Barykin. In 2008 He Sang The Cover Version In The TV Show Superstar. Vadim Nikolayev "I Regretted That It Isn't Barykin's Song Almost Ten Years. But It Became His Song — At Least For Me" Notes About Russian Rock . In The 1990s Barykin Began To Experience Problems With His Vocal Chords. After Islands 1996 Barykin Did Not Release Any New Songs For A Period Of Four Years. After That Period He Recovered And Was Able To Continue His Solo Career. Near The End Of His Life Barykin Had Reconstituted Carnaval Together With Such Ex-Members As Guitarist Andrey Vypov Saxophonist And Flutist Valentin Ilyenko Drummer Alexander Filonenko And Bass Player Petr Makienko With Whom He Played In Jemchug. Barykin Had Four Children Georgy Byrykin Born In 1974 Also Known As Georgy Barykin Singer Songwriter The Musician He Played On A Guitar In The Accompanying Band Of His Father Kira Byrykina Born In 1992 Adopted In 1995 Yevgeniya Barykina Born On April 10 2006 From His Second Marriage With Singer Nelly Barykina Maiden Name Was Vlasova And Illegitimate Son Timur Sayed-Shah Born In 1987 Became A Rapper From Singer Raisa Sayed-Shah. Barykin Died Of A Heart Attack On March 26 2011 In Orenburg After A Concert. He Was 59 Years Old. read less