Psoy Galaktionovich Korolenko (Russian: ÐŸÑ Ð¾Ð¹
Ð"алактионович Короленко; born April 26, 1967) is
a pseudonym of a Russian songwriter and performer by the name of Pavel
Eduardovich Lion (Russian: Павел Ðдуардович Лион).
Pavel Lion is also a slavist with a Ph.D. in Russian literature.His
pseudonym comes from Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (1853â€"1921),
whose works are subject of Pavel's research. In university, Korolenko
studied under Russian literature historian Nikolai Liban [ru], among
others.Psoy performs his own and others' songs, accompanying himself
to keyboard instruments, mainly a Casio synthesizer in accordion
timbre. Experimenting with quite various song traditions he sings in
about six or seven languages, most frequently in Russian, Yiddish,
English and French.For example, one of Psoy's songs, Buratino, is an a
capella rhythmic recitation of the same phrase â€" "Buratino byl
tupoy" ("Buratino was dumb") â€" which after several repetitions
starts to morph into other phrases, eventually shifting into Italian
through syllable rearrangement. More phrases are then introduced and
"mixed" vocally with it. The song is something of a parody of rap and
trance music.
Ð"алактионович Короленко; born April 26, 1967) is
a pseudonym of a Russian songwriter and performer by the name of Pavel
Eduardovich Lion (Russian: Павел Ðдуардович Лион).
Pavel Lion is also a slavist with a Ph.D. in Russian literature.His
pseudonym comes from Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (1853â€"1921),
whose works are subject of Pavel's research. In university, Korolenko
studied under Russian literature historian Nikolai Liban [ru], among
others.Psoy performs his own and others' songs, accompanying himself
to keyboard instruments, mainly a Casio synthesizer in accordion
timbre. Experimenting with quite various song traditions he sings in
about six or seven languages, most frequently in Russian, Yiddish,
English and French.For example, one of Psoy's songs, Buratino, is an a
capella rhythmic recitation of the same phrase â€" "Buratino byl
tupoy" ("Buratino was dumb") â€" which after several repetitions
starts to morph into other phrases, eventually shifting into Italian
through syllable rearrangement. More phrases are then introduced and
"mixed" vocally with it. The song is something of a parody of rap and
trance music.
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