BumeR is a Russian band performing in a specific genre of Russian chanson.
Founded in 2005 by a chanson singer Yuri Almazov (real name – Yuri Nadyktov),
the band released its first album Письма (Letters) with the hit song «Москва –
Магадан» (‘Moscow - Magadan’) in the same year. The sound of the second record
Альбом второй (Album Two) played with the nostalgia of disco dance of the 80’s.
The style of Russian Chanson, which can be described as gangsta pop, is what
brought BumeR its popularity. Using themes of romantic criminal life, love and
drama, but avoiding aggression and stro...