Chanson

Chanson has French roots, and these songs originate in literature and writing. Russian chanson appeared in tsarist times in Odessa, and gained great popularity only in the 90s, when it began to sound on radio stations and broadcast on television. Today you can enjoy entire CD collections with the best compositions among the huge selection presented here.

Russian chanson is multifaceted and includes such genres as:

• romances;
• military and specific pop compositions;
• Odessa beat;
• “thug romance”;
• author’s songs.

Features of the music style

A distinctive feature is the plot, close in spirit to an ordinary person and stories that can happen to anyone. These are soulful songs about mother, about love, about life, about friendship, about betrayal and loyalty. They convey the whole reality of today, when the performer, not possessing chic vocal data, sings from the heart about the most important thing for everyone.

This genre of music is valuable because it touches the senses, creates a certain atmosphere and it is impossible to do anything but listen and sing along. Therefore, from us you will buy not just a chanson disc in CD format, but also a piece of integral culture with songs of a melancholic romantic soul.