CHINAWOMAN

Chinawoman is a rising star on the global map
of the alternative music scene and the artistic brainchild of singer Michelle Gurevich. Her songs – which “manoeuvre
between grandiose retro motifs and a surprising sincerity” (music.com.ua, May
2010) – are tragicomic, melody-driven, sentimental and exist suspended in a
shadowy glamour. Chinawoman has drawn comparisons to Nico, Leonard Cohen and
Marc Almond, as well as Soviet-era singing stars such as Edita Peha and early
Alla Pugacheva. Her voice has been described as having shamanic and
Morrisonesque intonations, a timbre akin to Tanita Tikaram. Amid the wave of
Eastern European-styled artists such as Beirut, Devotchka and Gogol Bordello,
Chinawoman singularly captures the romantic Russian domain of this resurgence.
With the repertoire of her two albums, Chinawoman ‘rules’ audiences in the
Eastern Bloc from Berlin to St. Petersburg.

Vocals, guitar, keyboard: Michelle Gurevich;
Drums: Robin Thomson; Baritone guitar: Diego Ferri. 

Organisation: City of Women; In collaboration with: Gala Hala – Metelkova City.