Vesyolye Rebyata was a band founded in 1968 by the Soviet pianist and composer
Pavel Slobodkin. In 1970, the Soviet recording company
Melodia (Melody) released the band's first record. In 1971, Vesyolye Rebyata gave a series of concerts in
Czechoslovakia, performing in the concert hall Lucerne in
Prague. In 1973, the band recorded one of the best known albums, "
Love - a huge country" (). In 1980, the band released a new LP titled "We should be friends" () and took part in the cultural component of the
1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. In 1983, the band recorded a new album titled "Banana islands" (). In 2005, the band is reconstituted with new membership. In 2007, the band released two CDs: "Love - child of the planet" () and "When we are quiet together" (). In 2011, the band released a new album with the French title "Cherchez la...". In 2012, the band released its ninth album titled "Write me a letter" (). In August 2017, Pavel Slobodkin had died and the group was disbanded. == References ==