SASHA ILYUKEVICH & THE HIGHLY SKILLED MIGRANTS - ALBUM LAUNCH

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SASHA ILYUKEVICH & THE HIGHLY SKILLED MIGRANTS PRESENT SPECIAL ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY WITH MANY TREATS, SURPRISES AND SPECIAL GUESTS!

Expect to be thrilled, intrigued and entertained!

London-based Belarusian troubadour Sasha Ilyukevich and his British band 'The Highly Skilled Migrants' create an incomparable brew of post punk electric energy and folk lyricism. This is one of those rare bands, which transcends their inspirations to create powerful and original music of its own, 'Belarusian Rock 'n' Roll'. Ilyukevich sings in Russian, his lyrics play on images from Eastern Slavic Folklore and Russian Literature, the characters of his songs, brimming with satirical and provocative mischief. His vocals swoop from soft whispered melodies to raucous screams, defying language barriers to deliver songs that are uplifting, intelligent, macabre, romantic and melancholic.

Catapulte Records' power trio PISSINBOY wields together emigré poetry of singular vision and wit with brilliant and idiosyncratic twisted pop melodies.
Rare performances include the Anti-Fascist Festival in Ljubljana (slovenia), the Whitechapel gallery and the Antifolk Festival UK.