Юрій Шаріфов

Yuriy Sharifov (1946.05.25 – 2017.07.21) is a famous Ukrainian bass-guitarist, musical director and composer. He was a graduate of the Lviv Philharmonic and for a time performed in the legendary Ukrainian pop group "Червона Рута" (Chervona Ruta). In 1977 Sharifov formed the legendary group "Живая Вода" (Living Waters), at a time when electronic equipment was extremely difficult to obtain under Communism, and the group performed Ukrainian and Russian songs using synthesizers in the style of "funk" and "disco".

Yuriy Sharifov, Ю. Шаріфов