Umka and Bronevik  | |
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![]() Umka and Bronevik in Chicago, November 2009.  | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia | 
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1995 — 2014, 2015 - present | 
| Members | Anna Gerasimova, Boris Kanunnikov , Artem Ryabov, Andrey Pankratov  | 
| Past members | Igor Oystach, Denis Dudoladov, Vladimir Kozhekin, Maria Rabinovich, Pavel Freichko, German Olshuk, Pavel Pichugin, Vladimir Gerasimenko, Fedor Mashenedzhinov, Mihail Trofimenko, Boris Makarov and others  | 
Umka and Bronevik (Russian: Умка и Броневик, "Umka and the Armoured Car"), sometimes abbreviated as Umka & Bro, is a Russian band playing in the American and British guitar rock styles of 1960-1970s, ranging from classic rhythm-and-blues to psychedelic.
The present band members are:
- Anna Gerasimova ("Umka"), lead singer, songwriter
 - Boris Kanunnikov, lead guitar
 - Mikhail Trofimenko, bass guitar
 - Boris Markov, drums
 - Igor Oistrakh, harp
 
Umka's songs and the Bronevik music are influenced by Grateful Dead, Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac, as well as Russian Silver Age poets: Daniil Kharms, Osip Mandelshtam, Alexander Vvedensky.
Discography
- Note: only the CDs listed on the English official site are listed here.
 
- 1998 The CD (Russian: Компакт)
 - 1998 To Command The Parade (Командовать парадом)
 - 1999 Mole's Move (Ход кротом)
 - 2000 Dandelion Movie (Кино из одуванчиков)
 - 2000 Weltschmerz
 - 2001 Stash (Заначка)
 - 2002 Handicap's Paradise (Рай для инвалидов)
 - 2003 Unplugged
 - 2004 Victory Park (Парк Победы)
 - 2004 Umka and Bro at AnTrop's (Умка и Броневичок на студии "АнТроп")
 - 2005 600
 - 2006 No Fear (Ничего страшного)
 - 2007 Breaking Isn't Building (Ломать не строить)
 - 2009 Closer Sessions (a vinyl LP album recorded in the USA on the Porto Franco Records label)
 
External links
- Umka.ru - official website (Russian)
 - Umka & Bro artist page on Porto Franco Records
 - About the band at the FREE!MUSIC project
 - English official website
 - Albums - available for download in mp3; English version
 - A short autobiography by Umka written in English
 - Video and audio archive
 - Live session on mastanmusic.com podcast
 
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