Bravo (band)


Bravo is a rock and roll band founded in 1983 in Moscow, Russia by guitarist Evgeny Havtan.

Biography

Drawing heavy inspiration from 1950s western music, Bravo was a part of the Soviet rock and roll revival of the 1980s, along with Secret. Their first album was made in 1983.
Despite the fact that at that time rock and roll and beat music were less popular among Soviet citizens than classic rock, the band was one of the most popular underground acts in Russia in the 1980s, until the departure of original lead singer Zhanna Aguzarova in 1988. Since then Bravo has achieved success with several different singers, Valeriy Syutkin and Robert Lenz.
In 2011, after a ten-year break from studio recordings, Bravo released an album Fashion, which received highly positive reviews from critics and good attention from younger audiences. The band recorded the album using vintage instruments from the 50s and 60s. The album was produced by Ghian Wright. The album cover includes a photography of Audrey Hepburn from the US-American romantic comedy Roman Holiday.

Discography

Studio albums

  1. Cassette 1983 Кассета 1983
  2. Cassette 1985 Кассета 1985
  3. Bravo Браво
  4. Ensemble Bravo Ансамбль Браво
  5. Fops from Moscow Стиляги из Москвы 1990
  6. Moscow Beat Московский Бит 1993
  7. Road to the Clouds Дорога в Облака 1994
  8. The Wind Knows... Ветер Знает... 1995
  9. At the Crossroads of Spring На Перекрестках Весны 1996
  10. Serenade 2000 EP Серенада 2000 1997
  11. Hits about Love Хиты про любовь 1998
  12. Eugenics Евгеника 2001
  13. Fashion Мода 2011
  14. Forever Навсегда 2015

    Compilations and live albums

  15. Zhanna Aguzarova and Bravo Жанна Агузарова и Браво
  16. Live in Moscow
  17. Songs from Various Years Песни Разных Лет
  18. The Star Catalog Звездный Каталог
  19. 30 Years. Concert in Stadium Live 30 лет. Концерт в Stadium Live
  20. Bravospective Бравоспектива