Total Balalaika Show

"Total Balalaika Show" is a 1994 film by director Aki Kaurismäki featuring a concert with the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov ensemble.

The concert took place on 12 June 1993 on Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland. The event drew a crowd of approximately 70,000 people from two nations - Finland and Russia - that had been engaged in a state of "peaceful coexistence" during the Cold War.

The concert featured an eclectic mix of Western rock and Russian folk music, including a balalaika rendition of "Stairway to Heaven" (not shown on DVD release of the film), and folk dancers performing to rock songs.

Soundtrack listing

The "rockumentary" features 13 songs from the concert:

* Finlandia
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* The Volga Boatmen's Song
* Happy Together
* Delilah
* Knockin' on Heaven's Door
* Polyushko Pole (Oh, Field)
* Kalinka
* Gimme All Your Lovin'
* Jewelry Box
* Sweet Home Alabama
* Dark Eyes
* Those Were The Days

DVD release

The film is available on two DVD releases. The first, released by [http://www.sandrewmetronome.com Sandrews] in 2004, is for DVD Region 2. The second, released by [http://www.facets.org Facets] , is for All Regions.

External links

* [http://skaz-site.narod.ru/Balalaika_Domra-solo.html Balalaika music records SKAZ]
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