- Kasta
Infobox musical artist
Name = Каста
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Flagicon|RUS Ростов-на-Дону /Rostov-on-Don Russia
Genre =Hip hop ,rap
Years_active =1996 – Present
Status = On hiatus
Label = Respect Production
Associated_acts = DJ Hobot
URL = http://www.kasta.ru
Current_members = Vladi ( _ru. Влади) Shim (Шым) Hamil (Хамиль) (since1999 ) Zmei (Змей) (since2005 )
Past_members =Kasta ( _ru. Каста, Russian for
caste ) is Russian rap band fromRostov-on-Don . Group is led by MC and beatmaker Vladi. Other members include MC's Shim, Hamil and Zmei, as well as DJ Hobot. Although Kasta is notably influenced byNew York rap tradition, especiallyWu-Tang Clan , they have always written Russian.History
Vladi, Shim and Hamil met rap music in very young age. Vladi made his first rap when he was 13 years old. In 1995 he and his friend Tidan (Тидан) made a group Psycholyric ( _ru. Психолирик). One year after that Shim connected to Psycholyric. In 1997 Psycholyric and other rappers from Rostov made a group with name Kasta, which was successor of Psycholiric. After that Tidan left a group. In 1999 Hamil connected to Kasta, then Kasta created a group Объединенная Каста (Ob'iedenionnaia Kasta) what means United Kasta, because to many free MCs and groups connected to Kasta.Their first shows was in Rostov's famous rap clubs Duncan and Comanchero.
Formation
* Vladi (Влади) — Лешкевич Владислав Валерьевич (Leshkevich Vladislav Valer'ievich). Born 17 December
1978 inRostov-on-Don .
* Shim (Шым) — Епифанов Михаил Олегович (Epifanov Mikhail Olegovich. Born 25 january1979 inRostov-on-Don .
* Hamil (Хамиль) — Пасечный Андрей Леонидович (Pacechnyi Andrei Leonidovich. Born 19 October1979 inRostov-on-Don .
* Zmei (Змей) — Антон Мишенин (Anton Mishenin). Born 21 january1982 inRostov-on-Don . In 2005, he left group "Grani" after release volume "Kipesh" and connected to Kasta.Members of "Объединенная Каста" (Ob'iedenionnaia Kasta / United Kasta)
Каста(Kasta / Caste)
* Влади (Vladi)
* Шым (Shim)
* Хамиль (Hamil)
* Змей (Zmei)Западный Сектор (Zapadnyi Sektor / West Sector)
* Кактус (Kaktus)
* Дигер (Diger)
* Майор (Maior)Грани (Grani)
* Тигра (Tigra)
* Тёмный (Tiomnyi)Бледнолицые Нигга'дяи (Bliednolitsyie Niggadiai)
* Панама (Panama)
* Кальян (Kalian)
* Ситар (Sitar)Песочные Люди (Pesochnyie Liudi / Sand People)
* Джин (Jin)
* Псих (Сайк) (Psikh - Saik)
* Дас (Митяй) (Das - Mitiai)
* Жара (Zhara)Discography
*Каста(Kasta) - Трехмерные Рифы /Ростов-на-Дону/
1999 *Объединенная Каста(United Kasta) - В полном действии /Видеосервис/
2000
*Каста(Kasta) – На порядок выше. Сингл /Respect Production/2001 *Каста(Kasta) - Громче воды, выше травы /Respect Production/
2002 *Влади/Каста(Vladi ft Kasta) – Горячее Время. Сингл /Respect Production/
2002 *Влади/Каста(Vladi ft Kasta) - Что нам делать в Греции /Respect Production/
2002 *Каста(Kasta) - Трехмерные Рифы. Переиздание /Respect Production/
2003 *Хамиль/Каста(Hamil ft Kasta) - Феникс /Respect Production/
2004 *Каста(Kasta) – По приколу. Макси-сингл /Respect Production/
2006 *Каста(Kasta) – Быль в глаза
2008 Interesting facts
* There are more than 20 people in Объединенная Каста(United Kasta)
Gallery
External links
* [http://www.kasta.ru Official website]
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