Markscheider Kunst

Russian ska band

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 geology students from Saint Petersburg. Lead singer Sergei Yefremenko died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 51.^[1]

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

Ivan Neklyudov

Aleksandr Plyusnin

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)

References

1. "Умер вокалист группы Marksheider Kunst Ефременко". URA. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Markscheider Kunst discography at Discogs
• Markscheider Kunst at IMDb