Ariel (Russian band)
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Ariel are a "VIA
" (pop/rock) band based in Chelyabinsk
, Russia.
They were formed in 1970 and headed by Valery Yarushin. From 1989 to the present day, they have been headed by Rostislav Gepp. The group emerged from a fusion of two earlier (1960s) ensembles, called Ariel and Allegro. Yarushin, who had been in charge of Allegro, became the manager of the new group.
The band was popular during the Soviet era and won several awards. Their performances often made use of material of Russian folk music.
VIA music
VIA music or Vokalno-instrumentalny ansambl , was the official name applied to pop and rock bands in the Soviet Union...
" (pop/rock) band based in Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...
, Russia.
They were formed in 1970 and headed by Valery Yarushin. From 1989 to the present day, they have been headed by Rostislav Gepp. The group emerged from a fusion of two earlier (1960s) ensembles, called Ariel and Allegro. Yarushin, who had been in charge of Allegro, became the manager of the new group.
The band was popular during the Soviet era and won several awards. Their performances often made use of material of Russian folk music.