Timur Mutsurayev (Тимур Муцураев) 3x
Certainly no friend of Russia, this gentleman. Quite the opposite, in fact. Timur Mutsurayev hails from Chechnya (Grozny, 1976), and advocates for Chechen independence – which quickly makes him an enemy.
Mutsurayev, whether he wants it or not, is forever a friend of the Russian language. And of Russian-language songs. Here are three, and let’s be honest.
Candles Extinguished
On YouTube, there’s also a static clip. Living room versions by, among others, Васяга (2018) and Тимур И Жанна (2012).
Погасли свечи (Candles Extinguished) was also used in a rap by Костя Бес and remixed by Fraunhofer Diffraction. There’s even a version labeled inappropriate for some users (login required).
Gentle Green Eyes
Tekst; there’s also a lyric video with a guest singer and another lyric video that starts with over a minute of static.
Make music, not war – soldiers (here, Russian) are always better with a guitar than with a gun. See them again seven years later.
Your Gentle Gait
Here’s a home version, accompanied by a cola.
Poetry
For more music, see Царь Соломон and Всё пройдет. For Обрубленные Крылья, there’s a video with lyrics.
Learn more about Mutsurayev on Wikipedia: English and Russian. Biography on 24smi; also read here and here about “the most famous bard of fighters.” Watch Кто такой Тимур Муцураев (кратко) (INFO, 2020, 8 min) and Боевик с гитарой! Как сложилась судьба Тимура Муцураева? (Новости Кавказа, 2020, 3 min).
As far as is known, Mutsurayev no longer sings. What he’s doing now remains a question, and many people are curious ( Reddit). It is possible that he’s now focusing on poetry with a philosophical angle. See:
- Спаси себя (2020)
- Лицо судьбы (2020)
- Жалкий человек (2020)
- Достойный конец (2018)
and Удел труса (The Fate of the Coward, 2019).
Alihan Ahmadov
There’s some uncertainty (and debate) over who performs certain songs: Timur Mutsurayev or Алихан Амхадов. Listen on Spotify to his versions of Милые зелёные глаза and Твоя нежная походка; also see this Meduza article (2014).
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.
last update 27-03-2021
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