Кот Балу – Words words (Слова слова)
Кот Балу (Kot Balu) doesn’t come from Russia but from neighboring Kazakhstan. Lyrics in Russian, with a touch of something exotic in the music. Слова слова (2011) is great for your vocabulary, as it delivers what the title promises.
Ночь, музыка, телефон, окно, стекло: night, music, phone, window, glass. Смерть, жизнь, книги, фильмы, любовь, надежда, вера, грехи: death, life, books, movies, love, clothes, faith, sins. And more like that.
Featuring guest appearances by
Chuck Palahniuk and Buddha.
Чак Паланик был бы мной доволен: Chuck Palahniuk would be pleased with me.
Будда был прав – есть душа: Buddha was right – there is a soul.
Beautiful words.
Lyrics on
Unotices, where you’ll also find (under биография) a sketch of the band and its music.
Video on
YouTube. Not allowed (anymore) here. This one (still) is.
You can also listen on
Deezer and
Spotify.
More
- Оставь всё (2020) (with Santiz)
- Песня о любви (2019) (with Jah Khalib)
- До встречи родная (2016)
- Туда где солнца нет (2015, with Банума and Словетский)
- Туда и обратно (2015, with Каспийский Груз)
- Одиночество (2013)
- Письма к стене (2013)
- Открой (2013)
More from Кот Балу on VK.
Most of the music here is also in an
R1 playlist on YouTube (in order of release).
See also
Best Russian Music and
Russian Song Lyrics.
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