At the Dome, he will perform Wave The Old World Goodbye from Simply Red's latest album Love And The Russian Winter, alongside the group's guitarist Mark James and saxophonist Ian Kirkham.

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The band which also includes guitarist-keyboardist Yuri Tsaler, bassist Eugene Zvidionny and drummer Oleg Pungin released its first album in America the following year, "Comrade Ambassador, " but the Russian lyrics limited its success, Mr. Lagutenko said.

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