INTRODUCTION

Kino (Russian: Кино, lit. 'cinema, film', IPA: [kʲɪˈno]) is a Soviet rock band formed in Leningrad in 1981. The band was co-founded and headed by Viktor Tsoi, who wrote the music and lyrics for almost all of the band's songs, until his death in 1990. Over the course of eight years, Kino released over 90 songs spanning over seven studio albums, as well as releasing a few compilations and live albums. The band's music was also widely circulated in the form of bootleg recordings through the underground magnitizdat distribution scene. Viktor Tsoi died in a car accident in 1990. Shortly after his death, the band broke up after releasing their final album, consisting of songs that Tsoi and the group were working on in the months before his death. (source: wikipedia)

BAND MEMBERS: Viktor Tsoi (Виктор Цой) – lead vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar (1981–1990; died 1990); bass (1981–1984) Aleksei Rybin (Алексей Рыбин) – lead guitar (1981–1983) Oleg Valinsky (Олег Валинский) – drums (1981) Yuri Kasparyan (Юрий Каспарян) – lead guitar, backing vocals (1983–1991, 2013, 2021); keyboards (1986–1987) Aleksandr Titov (Александр Титов) – bass, percussion, backing vocals (1984–1985, 2021) Georgy Guryanov (Георгий Гурьянов) – drums, percussion, drum machine, backing vocals (1984–1991, 2013; died 2013); bass (1986–1987) Igor Tikhomirov (Игорь Тихомиров) – bass (1985–1991, 2013, 2021)