Markscheider Kunst (Маркшейдер Кунст) is a ska band from Saint Petersburg, Russia. It plays afro-rock, soukous, ska and reggae. The band was founded in 1992 by mine surveying students from Saint Petersburg. Lead singer Sergei Yefremenko died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 51.
Members
Current members Kirill Oskin (1992–present) – bass, backing vocals Vladimir Matushkin (Nguba) (1995–present) – guitar, backing vocals Kirill Ipatov (1995–present) – timbales, conga Denis Rachkov (2000–present) – guitar Danila Prokopev (2007–present) – drums, timbales Yegor Popov (2017–present) – trumpet Anton Boyarskikh (2017–present) – trombone Ilya Vymenits (1997–present) – timbales, conga, bongos
Former members Sergei Yefremenko (EFR) (1992–2024; his death) – guitar, vocals, lyrics Sergey Yegorov (Snegoriy) (1992–2007) – drums, backing vocals Serafim Makangila (1996–2003) – vocals Mitya Khramtsov (1996–1998) – Vadim Yagman (1999–2002) – trumpet Aleksey Kanev (1999–2002) – saxophone Ramil Shamsutdinov (1999–2004) – trombone Mikhail Nikolayev (2001–2005) – timbales, conga Alexander Plyusnin (2003–2017) – trumpet Ivan Neklyudov (2004–2017) – saxophone Anton Vishnyakov (2005–2017) – trombone Pavel Vasilyev (2017–2018) – keyboards
Discography R. F. O. (1992) Kem Byt? (1994/1996) Live in Helsinki (single) (1997) St.Petersburg-Kinshasa Transit (1998) Krasivo Sleva (2001) Na Svyazi (2003) Ryba (maxisingle) (2006) Café Babalu (2008) Utopia (2010) FREEDOM (2020)
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