Russian Pop Groups Seek US Audience

Musical groups from more than 50 countries played at the 2015 South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas last month, including two groups from Russia, Mumiy Troll and Pompeya, that represented two different approaches to attracting an American pop music fan base. Both are looking beyond Russia for commercial success. The group Mumiy Troll hails from the Pacific coast city of Vladivostok, and its musical influences come from rock, electronic dance music, and Japanese...

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