Igor Outkine

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Igor Outkine (aka Randy K) (born 1964 in Soviet Union) is an acoustic and midi accordionist and vocalist. His vocal and instrumental repertoire covers an extremely wide range of music such as classical and opera, Neapolitan song, Argentine and Russian tango, jazz and pop.

He studied classical accordion at Elektrostal's music college and traditional singing at the in Moscow. He performed extensively with several folk groups and with the Rozovsky Theatre of Moscow. He came to London in 1990 with the gypsy band Loyko and has continued to perform the music of his homeland in various venues.

In 2004 he appeared in Almeida Theatre in London with Soft Cell lead singer Marc Almond playing and singing Russian songs and is featured on Marc's live DVD Sin Songs.

He has played on several major film soundtracks including The Man Who Knew Too Little, Birthday Girl, MirrorMask, La Vie en Rose, and La Môme. Outkine also appears on screen in the David Cronenberg film Eastern Promises, singing the Russian folksong "Dark Eyes".

He appeared on ITV’s Britain Got Talent in 2019 performing a pop medley.

In 1996, Igor Outkine formed a music duo with English violinist Sarah Harrison called Mazaika. Their extensive repertoire consists of and Gypsy music, Russian and Argentinian tango, classical virtuoso showpieces, opera highlights, Neapolitan songs and French chanson, jazz and Outkine's original compositions, which always have a strong improvisational element.

References[]

• Credits at Allmusic
• Credits at Allmusic
• Mazaika in Edinburgh Festival 2006 Guide

External links[]

• Igor Outkine at IMDb
• Mazaika Duo official site