Pavel Kashin Essentials

Equal parts composer and poet, Pavel Kashin crafts exquisitely sensitive tunes. His mastery of wildly varied instruments—namely, guitar, violin, accordion and the sax—adds greatly to his inspired lyrics, which he also sings. Consistently releasing new music since the beginning of the '90s, Kashin has delved into many charming and novel sounds at the intersection of folk, pop and innovative chanson. Often playful, sometimes melodramatic and always thought-provoking, this champion of word and melody never ceases to amaze.