Шансон Плюс

Chanson is Russia's outlaw music tradition - criminals, poets, rebels singing about injustice and survival. Shanson Plus broadcasts the genre in Russian at 128kbps, serving the audience that maintains this cultural practice. Chanson music is deeply ideological in Russian context. The music itself matters less than what it represents - resistance, authenticity, truth-telling when official culture suppresses it. Radio stations playing chanson are making a cultural statement. Shanson Plus does exactly that. The 128kbps bitrate is adequate for vocal-heavy music. Chanson is typically guitars and vo…