Chaif

{{short description|Russian rock band}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Chaif (Чайф)

| image = Чайф 2017.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Concert in Toronto (Nov 2017)

| image_size = 220px

| alias =

| origin = Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), USSR (Russia)

| genre = rock, blues rock, reggae, rock and roll, punk rock(early)

| years_active = {{start date|1985}}–present

| label = Nikitin

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|chaif.ru}}

| current_members = Vladimir Shakhrin,
Vladimir Begunov,
Valery Severin,
Vyacheslav Dvinin

| past_members = Vadim Kukushkin,
Silas Warren,
Vladimir Nazimov,
Igor Zlobin,
Alina Nifanteva,
Anton Nifantev,
Vladimir Privalov,
Vladimir Zheltovskih,
Pavel Ustyugov

}}

Chaif (Чайф) is a Russian rock band formed in 1984 in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), Russia, by Vladimir Shakhrin and Vladimir Begunov. Their name is derived from the word chai, meaning tea, and kaif (slang word), meaning pleasure.{{cite book|last=Beumers|first=Birgit |title=Pop culture Russia!: media, arts, and lifestyle |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hix8AyteLN8C&q=%22Chaif%22+%22Russia%22&pg=PT255 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |location=Santa Barbara, Calif |year=2005 |pages=222 |isbn=978-1-85109-459-2}} The band became known in 1992 with songs such as Ne Speshi (Don't Hurry) and 17. By 1997, the popularity of rock music had declined and they were playing smaller venue.{{cite news |last=Filipov |first=David |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64628518.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102200050/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64628518.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |title=The Soviet Union disintegrated to a rock beat but pop now rules Russia. |date=June 19, 1997 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |accessdate=3 January 2010}}

They have released several albums. Their musical styles range from rock and roll to Blues and some songs which feature a strong reggae influence. The band in 2008 was still touring and releasing albums occasionally.{{cite news|url=http://www.rian.ru/culture/20080801/115415443.html|script-title=ru:Группа ЧАЙФ проедет по России с "Оранжевым настроением"|last=Gordon|first=Irina |date=1 August 2008|publisher=RIA Novosti|quote=Rock Band Chaif go on tour in cities of Russia and the CIS in support of their latest album, "Orange Mood" in the autumn of 2008, group leader Vladimir Shakhrin said in an interview with RIA Novosti. |accessdate=3 January 2010 |language=Russian}}

After the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Chaif took part in cultural meeting between delegations from Crimea and Sverdlovsk Oblast.{{Cite web|url=http://www.midural.ru/news/list/document54942/|title = Культурное сотрудничество Республики Крым и Свердловской области будет продолжено в 2015 году}} The lead singer of the band, Vladimir Shakhrin, was critical of Andrey Makarevich for supporting Ukraine's position in the conflict.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mk.ru/social/2015/09/07/lider-gruppy-chayf-o-politicheskoy-pozicii-makarevicha-andryushka-bredit.html|title = Лидер группы "Чайф" о политической позиции Макаревича: "Андрюшка бредит!"| date=7 September 2015 }} In 2022, the band released a statement blaming both sides for the Russian invasion of Ukraine{{cite web

| title = 2022-02-27 Chaif Facebook post

| url = https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=498060208554144&id=100050505069106

| date = 27 February 2022

| access-date = 2024-01-01 }} while providing material support to Russian troops in Ukraine and expressing distaste towards musicians that had left Russia following the start of the conflict.{{Citation

| last = Самойлова

| first = Татьяна

| language = ru

| title = Владимир Шахрин: "Спецоперация может закончиться только победой одной из сторон. Мы все хотим, чтобы это была победа России"

| newspaper = Комсомольская Правда

| date = 14 October 2022

| url = https://www.ural.kp.ru/daily/27458.5/4661985/

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221102071203/https://www.ural.kp.ru/daily/27458.5/4661985/

| archive-date = 2022-11-02}}

Discography

=Magnitoalbums=

class="wikitable"
YearOriginal titleTranslated title
1985Жизнь в розовом дымуLife in a pink smoke
1986Субботним вечером в СвердловскеSaturday evening in Sverdlovsk
1988Лучший город ЕвропыThe best city in Europe

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable"
YearOriginal titleTranslated title
1987ДерьмонтинLeathercrap
1987Дуля с макомNuts to you
1989Не бедаIt doesn't matter
1990Давай вернёмсяLet's return
1991Четвёртый стулThe Fourth chair
1993Дети горChildren of mountains
1995Пусть всё будет так, как ты захочешьLet everything be as you want
1996Реальный мирReal world
1999ШекогалиShekogali
2000СимпатииSympathies
2001Время не ждётTime doesn't wait
20034848
2004Изумрудные хиты (с ансамблем "Изумруд")Emerald hits (collaboration with Izumrud ensemble)
2006От себяFrom myself
2009Свой/ЧужойFriend/Foe
2013Кино, вино и доминоCinema, wine and dominoes
2017

|Теория струн

|String theory

2019

|Слова на бумаге

|Words on paper

=The Oranzhevoye Nastroenie series=

class="wikitable"
YearOriginal titleTranslated title
1994Оранжевое настроениеOrange mood
1996Оранжевое настроение — IIOrange mood — II
2002Оранжевое настроение — IVOrange mood — IV
2008Оранжевое настроение — VOrange mood — V

=Live albums=

class="wikitable"
YearOriginal titleTranslated title
1995КонцертConcert
2000Чайф 15 летChaif 15 years
2005Чайф 20 летChaif 20 years
2010Чайф. 25 лет выдержкиChaif. 25 years old
2011Зимняя Акустика. Снежные сныWinter acoustic. Snow dreams

=Compilations=

class="wikitable"
YearOriginal titleTranslated title
1997Акустические версииAcoustic versions
1998Best of ЧАЙФBest of Chaif
1998Легенды русского рока. ЧайфLegends of Russian rock. Chaif
1998ИзбранноеSelected
200925 лет выдержки25 years old
2009Лучшие песни (2CD)Best songs

References

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  • {{cite web|url=http://www.musicinrussia.com/musicpages/chaif.htm|title=Chaif|publisher=Music in Russia|accessdate=3 January 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110043520/http://www.musicinrussia.com/musicpages/chaif.htm|archivedate=10 November 2009}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.russia-ic.com/culture_art/music/381/#r10|title=The legends of Russian Rock Music|date=February 14, 2007|publisher=Russia-InfoCentre|accessdate=3 January 2010}}

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