Grigoriy Zarechnyy is one of the genre-defining artists in Russian chanson, combining intense lyrics dealing mainly with legal problems arising in the lives of common truckers and drivers with the language of thieves - fenya. His songs use widespread fenya words and tackle social issues such as police bribery, the toughness life in jail and lawlessness in modern Russia. As a person writing from own experience, G. Zarechny is an artist respected by incarcerated Russians for knowing what he is singing about. This is important for a chanson singer in modern Russia, where most such sing… read more
Grigoriy Zarechnyy is one of the genre-defining artists in Russian chanson, combining intense lyrics dealing mainly with legal problems arising in the lives of common truckers and drivers with the language of thieves - fenya. His songs use widespread fenya words and tackle social issues such … read more
Grigoriy Zarechnyy is one of the genre-defining artists in Russian chanson, combining intense lyrics dealing mainly with legal problems arising in the lives of common truckers and drivers with the language of thieves - fenya. His songs use widespread fenya words and tackle social issues such as police bribery, the toughness life in jail and lawlessness in modern … read more
