Сансара (Sansara) is a Russian rock band originally from Yekaterinburg, founded in 1997 by art-school graduates Саша Гагарин (Sasha Gagarin) and Сергей Королёв (Sergey Korolyov). Emerging from DIY apartment rehearsals and avant-garde exhibitions, their early work redefined the bayan (Russian accordion) through experimentalist Руслан Манин (Ruslan Manin). The band’s name — referencing the Buddhist cycle Read more on