Vjacheslav Hursenko. Sokoljata. (Small Falcons)

He appeared on the stage as early as in the beginning of 1990-s, and since those times he has been gaining the liking of more and more listeners. It is interesting to know how he manages to combine the images of a boy-flaneur and an experienced and even a little bit tired man in his songs. Why don’t these intonations contradict one another? On the contrary, they add some charm to him – such a good "bad" boy. Different songs of his have different intonations in themselves, but still hey all have something in common. What exactly? It becomes clear when you recollect that in Vyacheslav Khursenko’s green years Yuriy Antonov was his standard. Do you still remember such a singer? If not, I will explain something to you. Vyacheslav Khursenko’s art is a lawful and easily recognised child of the Soviet variety art of 1970 – 1980s. The roots of his songs lie in songs which were performed in those times, by Yuriy Antonv and his colleagues in particular. Still Vyacheslav Khursenko is not an imitator. He is a successor of a certain art tradition, a performer with his own face and style. With a nice face and a clear style.