Absolutely Nothing to do With RW ... and Simply Inspirational

[Bruno]

... and since this RWD, and Russian balalaikas sound not unlike Neapolitan mandolins, here's the rousing march Soldaty V Pohod ('Off We Go' or, rather, 'Soldiers, march !', IINM) by Aleksandrov's Russian Red Army Choir:

Since i am from Belgium, i present you Helmut Lotti ( Belgium singer )... but singing in Russian !!!

Helmut Lotti - "Poljushko Polje"
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJncDnmbG0E[/youtube]

Helmut Lotti Kalinka Russian Songs
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Srk5SpVTsE[/youtube]

Helmut Lotti - "Vecherni Zvon"
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLPer_0m1zk[/youtube]

Helmut Lotti El Ukhnem
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpVu6Pf5GCw[/youtube]

Helmutt Lotti Russian Folksong Otschi Tschornije
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIWQE-8t5ew[/youtube]

Helmutt Lotti sings Lutshje Bulo Russian Folk Songs
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLNSf_3et3A[/youtube]

Helmut Lotti Russian National Hymn
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGGrUSqwo0Y[/youtube]

Helmut Lotti - From Russia With Love ( sing in english )
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRgFtRa964A[/youtube]

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He can sing in several languages... our 3 national language : French, Dutch, German... in Russian en English like see up ... but in yiddish too :
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuDyhOfwcTU[/youtube]
... or some African language ...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJYGmzrRmbI[/youtube]
... in Italian ( i think ) for Sandro  ...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUNsffZs_kQ[/youtube]

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... in Italian ( i think ) for Sandro  ...

How else could one sing O sole mio ? Unless of course you're Elvis Presley and call it It's Now or Never .

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Moving to Israel, here's a 1957 love song, Erev Shel Shoshanim (Evening of Roses) performed by the Moscow Male Jewish Cappella choir:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpWGsqguzLE[/youtube]
I think that a melody with Oriental overtones and deep Russian voices make for a rather unique combination .

I first heard this song back in 1971 on British TV, performed by Nana Mouskouri, a fine Greek melodic singer now almost forgotten:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gdahr9actE[/youtube]