Radio Shanson Plus

Radio Shanson Plus specializes in Russian shanson traditions - a genre combining folk sensibilities with urban storytelling and emotional directness. Shanson emerged from Russian criminal underworld cultures and working-class communities, establishing musical aesthetic emphasizing narrative authenticity over production sophistication. The station programs artists maintaining shanson traditions alongside contemporary musicians working in genre territory. Programming includes selections from Vladimir Vysotsky tradition through modern shanson performers maintaining genre continuity. Vocals domina…