“In Odessa, people find together. In Odessa they all will laugh and sing."

Kommuna Lux validate these words from an old couplet, using their own style called "Odessa Gangsta Folk", which stands for thrilling klezmer music and common gangster folk songs from their hometown.  About the Odessites, their great tolerance, an easy-going lifestyle and a very special sense of humor have always been mentioned. The metropolis became world-famous for its significant Jewish life and for being the birthplace of urban chanson as an independent genre.

These songs were created over 100 years ago in Odessa, and in the course of the later decades, despite many bans, this beloved music reached the last corner of the Soviet Union. This bohemian and nostalgic temper from the Ukrainian Black Sea coast is now set to a timeless level by the vibrant performances of the lovely singer Bagrat Tsurkan and his charming musicians, playing these joyful songs and melodies from Odessa and all Eastern Europe in spiced up arrangements.