Tartak

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Tartak performing at Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine
Tartak performing at Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine

Tartak (Ukrainian: Тартак [tɑr'tɑk]) is a popular hip-hop/rapcore crossover band from Ukraine. They mix styles of guitar rock, hip-hop and dance music to produce an energetic compositions and lyrics.

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[edit] History

Oleksandr (Sashko) Polozhynskyi founded the group in the Fall of 1996 in Lutsk, Ukraine.

The group has released five albums with a total of 74 songs and 9 videos.[1] Tartak songs: Ni Ja Ne Tu Kohav and Stilnykove Kohannja stayed on Top40 charts for 144 days and 75 days respectively.[2] Tartak was one of the bands that performed during the events of the Orange Revolution as seen in the picture to the right.

"Tartak" means woodsaw in Ukrainian. Sashko thought that tartak symbolized something energetic, loud, active, and hence appropriate for a band name.

The true founder of Tartak was Vasyl Zinkevytch junior, a friend of Sashko (Bogdan Zinkevytch came up with the name), he came up with the idea and so far picked a group members, and arranged the rehearsals since his father is a famous singer he has access to studios, so they could make records. At the beginning they were struggling because their lyrics weren't success and the soloist (Vasyl Zinkevitch) had no voice for lyrics they wrote Sashko soon made changes because for a long time he was trying to make it so desperate in a show business (he moved to Kiev a while before the Tartak was fonded). In the late 90 Sashko was making his way as a showman on the concerts, parades, and other musical events! when his fame actually came to him he claimed that the idea of Tartak was his idea.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

2001 — Demo Grafichiy Vibuh

2003 — Sistema nerviv

2004 — Muzichniy list shchast'ya

2005 — Pershiy komertsiyniy (remix album)

2005 — GulyayGorod

2006 — Slyozi ta sopli

[edit] Singles

2006 — Ukraino, zabivay!

[edit] References

Inline
  1. ^ List of Tartak albums
  2. ^ Top40-Charts

[edit] External links

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