ASKURA Alexander Shkuratov Russian Pop-Rock Star
Album "IT WAS IN HAMBURG" POP 90s
All music, lyrics, arrangements & sound by Alexander Shkuratov.
Vocals: A. Shkuratov, Tanya Shkuratov.
The destiny of this album is penetrated sadness, an intrigue and pleasure.
The matter is that, in Poland on Alexander and to his spouse it has been accomplished gangster armed attack.
It happened in 1995 in Christmas Night, when they on the auto went from Germany to Russia through hospitable Poland.
Thank God, have remained are alive, but all luggage and things international gangsters have taken away.
It is not necessary to describe this terrible and humiliating incident, but it is necessary to note,
among stolen Luggage there were studio records of the author's musical material made in Hamburg.
Most of all Alexander worried on this theme.
And anybody never also would not hear these tracks, if not a fantastic case.-
In Moscow, in 2000, in the Kremlin Palace after performance of group “Attraction»
in a make-up room the employee of a concert hall has come and has handed to Alexander an envelope.
- Is to you from your familiar.
On an envelope it has been written: to Alexander Shkuratov from "Beaver".
Alexander has recollected that, at the Polish robbery nickname "Beaver" some times sounded.
Having opened an envelope, Alexander has stiffened from amazement.
There was a digital cassete (the studio original) with songs which already seem for him missed for ever.
And still, in an envelope there was a small note:
- I listen your music, you sing cool and your songs are like my Life. "Beaver".
Yes, something happens, and something wakes up into gangsters.
There has come idea: to make of these revived songs a solo album and to name it "It was in Hamburg".
Let People listens. If songs have survived, they should live long.
Such is life.
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The artistic career of Alexander Shkuratov has started in 1985.
In 1985, he established a music group "Attraction".
In 1986 he has recorded his first solo album ("Melody records", 1,5 million copies)
From 1986 to 1992, he had published 11 albums at "Melody records".
"Attraction" has toured a lot throughout Russia and Europe. In 1989, a group was representing Russia on the international festival of pop&rock music "Midem -89" held in Cannes (France).
Rock-ballad of Alexander Shkuratov "The land of sand" was on the top the chart on Swedish radio (Stockholm) and was holding first positions in the hit parades of various European radio stations.
Alexander Shkuratov cooperated with famous American composer Michael Stoller (songwriter of the legendary Elvis Presley) on a joint project of Russian and American composers under the name "Music is stronger than words".
In 1991 Alexander has established music theater "Thriller" and starts to work on the big show "Nightmare". The troupe was arranged from musicians of the "Attraction", stunt men and dancers. A wide selection of decoration work was done including scene decor, original costumes, moving constructions and flying mystic personages. The latest technologies were used in production. Shkuratov has personally executed all the script, music and production work. The show took place in 1992 in the sport complex "Olympic" in Moscow (5 fully booked concerts with the audience of about 150, 000 people).
This show was broadcasted twice over the Russian national channel, and national television of Israel, Germany, and Japan.
At the same time Alexander was cooperating with the public Russian National Channel One as a creative director and producer for the "Night on the Vorobyevi hills" program.
While composing music for the documentary film about Israel in 1994, Alexander has met a world-famous pop star Ophra Haza and her manager Alony Betsalel. Later on they have introduced Alexander to the European music market and after that his solo album "Askura, From nowhere" was published in Europe
In 1994 Alexander has released the symphonic album "RECOVERY", and after a high recognition of the famous israel conductor Noam Sherif.
In 1995 Alexander has written several songs for the American singer Rhonda La Roy and a hip hop artist Djibril Diao. Album was recorded at the "Modern Toys Music" records (Hamburg).
Alexander works as a music producer for the famous Russian artists.
He has released two solo albums "Speaker Shkuratof" ( R&B and Hip-Hop). He has just finished the work on his second album "ASKURA" - "Enjoy my God". (ethnic of the world with new feelings).
Angelica Agurbash won the National Belarus Contest with the song "Boys & Girls" written by Alexander Shkuratov. She also became a finalist of the international television competition "Eurovision 2005 ".
One of last works is a creation of a spiritual unique album on Jesus Christ's Words «10 Revelations». The musical material is executed in modern stylistics that has allowed the author to draw attention of young generation to the Word of our Christ. The church is now going to use modern art forms in the Spiritual Mission.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.askuramusic.com/eng/
Track List:
1. Come On Sunday
2. Kiss, Kiss
3. Come Down From the Skies
4. Use Your Day
5. Blues of Moonlight
6. We Are Passerbies
7. Rich Lonely Life
8. Your Love Is Side By Side
9. That's What Loves About
10. Time of Toys
11. Fragments of Memory
12. Don't Believe in Quiet
13. Dander of Flight
14. Don't Loose Your Love
15. Iny-viny Present
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Album "IT WAS IN HAMBURG" POP 90s
All music, lyrics, arrangements & sound by Alexander Shkuratov.
Vocals: A. Shkuratov, Tanya Shkuratov.
The destiny of this album is penetrated sadness, an intrigue and pleasure.
The matter is that, in Poland on Alexander and to his spouse it has been accomplished gangster armed attack.
It happened in 1995 in Christmas Night, when they on the auto went from Germany to Russia through hospitable Poland.
Thank God, have remained are alive, but all luggage and things international gangsters have taken away.
It is not necessary to describe this terrible and humiliating incident, but it is necessary to note,
among stolen Luggage there were studio records of the author's musical material made in Hamburg.
Most of all Alexander worried on this theme.
And anybody never also would not hear these tracks, if not a fantastic case.-
In Moscow, in 2000, in the Kremlin Palace after performance of group “Attraction»
in a make-up room the employee of a concert hall has come and has handed to Alexander an envelope.
- Is to you from your familiar.
On an envelope it has been written: to Alexander Shkuratov from "Beaver".
Alexander has recollected that, at the Polish robbery nickname "Beaver" some times sounded.
Having opened an envelope, Alexander has stiffened from amazement.
There was a digital cassete (the studio original) with songs which already seem for him missed for ever.
And still, in an envelope there was a small note:
- I listen your music, you sing cool and your songs are like my Life. "Beaver".
Yes, something happens, and something wakes up into gangsters.
There has come idea: to make of these revived songs a solo album and to name it "It was in Hamburg".
Let People listens. If songs have survived, they should live long.
Such is life.
-----------------------------------------------------
The artistic career of Alexander Shkuratov has started in 1985.
In 1985, he established a music group "Attraction".
In 1986 he has recorded his first solo album ("Melody records", 1,5 million copies)
From 1986 to 1992, he had published 11 albums at "Melody records".
"Attraction" has toured a lot throughout Russia and Europe. In 1989, a group was representing Russia on the international festival of pop&rock music "Midem -89" held in Cannes (France).
Rock-ballad of Alexander Shkuratov "The land of sand" was on the top the chart on Swedish radio (Stockholm) and was holding first positions in the hit parades of various European radio stations.
Alexander Shkuratov cooperated with famous American composer Michael Stoller (songwriter of the legendary Elvis Presley) on a joint project of Russian and American composers under the name "Music is stronger than words".
In 1991 Alexander has established music theater "Thriller" and starts to work on the big show "Nightmare". The troupe was arranged from musicians of the "Attraction", stunt men and dancers. A wide selection of decoration work was done including scene decor, original costumes, moving constructions and flying mystic personages. The latest technologies were used in production. Shkuratov has personally executed all the script, music and production work. The show took place in 1992 in the sport complex "Olympic" in Moscow (5 fully booked concerts with the audience of about 150, 000 people).
This show was broadcasted twice over the Russian national channel, and national television of Israel, Germany, and Japan.
At the same time Alexander was cooperating with the public Russian National Channel One as a creative director and producer for the "Night on the Vorobyevi hills" program.
While composing music for the documentary film about Israel in 1994, Alexander has met a world-famous pop star Ophra Haza and her manager Alony Betsalel. Later on they have introduced Alexander to the European music market and after that his solo album "Askura, From nowhere" was published in Europe
In 1994 Alexander has released the symphonic album "RECOVERY", and after a high recognition of the famous israel conductor Noam Sherif.
In 1995 Alexander has written several songs for the American singer Rhonda La Roy and a hip hop artist Djibril Diao. Album was recorded at the "Modern Toys Music" records (Hamburg).
Alexander works as a music producer for the famous Russian artists.
He has released two solo albums "Speaker Shkuratof" ( R&B and Hip-Hop). He has just finished the work on his second album "ASKURA" - "Enjoy my God". (ethnic of the world with new feelings).
Angelica Agurbash won the National Belarus Contest with the song "Boys & Girls" written by Alexander Shkuratov. She also became a finalist of the international television competition "Eurovision 2005 ".
One of last works is a creation of a spiritual unique album on Jesus Christ's Words «10 Revelations». The musical material is executed in modern stylistics that has allowed the author to draw attention of young generation to the Word of our Christ. The church is now going to use modern art forms in the Spiritual Mission.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.askuramusic.com/eng/
Track List:
1. Come On Sunday
2. Kiss, Kiss
3. Come Down From the Skies
4. Use Your Day
5. Blues of Moonlight
6. We Are Passerbies
7. Rich Lonely Life
8. Your Love Is Side By Side
9. That's What Loves About
10. Time of Toys
11. Fragments of Memory
12. Don't Believe in Quiet
13. Dander of Flight
14. Don't Loose Your Love
15. Iny-viny Present
Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
- BLUES: Funky Blues
- POP: British Pop
- MOOD: DREAMY