Markscheider Kunst

Markscheider Kunst (Маркшейдер Кунст) is a ska band from Saint Petersburg, Russia. It plays afro-rock, soukous, ska and reggae. The band was founded in 1992 by geology students from Saint Petersburg. Lead singer Sergei Yefremenko died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 51.

Markscheider Kunst
Markscheider Kunst performing in 2007
Background information
Origin	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Genres	rockabilly world reggae ska jazz
Years active	1992–present
Members	Kirill Oskin Vladimir Matushkin Kirill Ipatov Denis Rachkov Danila Prokopev Yegor Popov Anton Boyarskikh
Past members	Sergey Yegorov Serafim Makangila Mitya Khramtsov Vadim Yagman Aleksey Kanev Ramil Shamsutdinov Mikhail Nikolayev Aleksandr Plyusnin Ivan Neklyudov Anton Vishnyakov Ilya Vymenits Pavel Vasilyev Sergei Yefremenko
Website	www.mkunst.ru

Members

Current members

• Kirill Oskin (1992–present) – bass, backing vocals
• Vladimir Matushkin (Nguba) (1995–present) – guitar, backing vocals
• Kirill Ipatov (1995–present) – timbales, conga
• Denis Rachkov (2000–present) – guitar
• Danila Prokopev (2007–present) – drums, timbales
• Yegor Popov (2017–present) – trumpet
• Anton Boyarskikh (2017–present) – trombone
• Ilya Vymenits (1997–present) – timbales, conga, bongos

Former members

• Sergei Yefremenko (EFR) (1992–2024; his death) – guitar, vocals, lyrics
• Sergey Yegorov (Snegoriy) (1992–2007) – drums, backing vocals
• Serafim Makangila (1996–2003) – vocals
• Mitya Khramtsov (1996–1998) –
• Vadim Yagman (1999–2002) – trumpet
• Aleksey Kanev (1999–2002) – saxophone
• Ramil Shamsutdinov (1999–2004) – trombone
• Mikhail Nikolayev (2001–2005) – timbales, conga
• Alexander Plyusnin (2003–2017) – trumpet
• Ivan Neklyudov (2004–2017) – saxophone
• Anton Vishnyakov (2005–2017) – trombone
• Pavel Vasilyev (2017–2018) – keyboards

Ivan Neklyudov

Aleksandr Plyusnin

Discography

• R. F. O. (1992)
• Kem Byt? (1994/1996)
• Live in Helsinki (single) (1997)
• St.Petersburg-Kinshasa Transit (1998)
• Krasivo Sleva (2001)
• Na Svyazi (2003)
• Ryba (maxisingle) (2006)
• Café Babalu (2008)
• Utopia (2010)
• FREEDOM (2020)

External links

• Official website
• Markscheider Kunst discography at Discogs
• Markscheider Kunst at IMDb