Effective period / Period of releases: 2004

Members: Владимир Гочуа, Алексей Паперный, Юрий Костенко, Игорь Скляров, Николай Сарабьянов, Даниил Ленци

Paperny TAM, or Паперный Т.А..М..., is a Russian reggae-rock band, established in 1989 by an actor and musician Alexey Paperny, and performing an eclectic mixture of reggae, latino and gypsy, music from Soviet films, and hard rock. The ensemble was originally formed as an independent theatrical collective by former Theater At Nikitsky Gates actors. T.A.M. abbreviation stands for 'Товарищество Актёров и Музыкантов' (Association of the Actors and Musicians).

Since 1998, Paperny T.A..M... released eight albums, as well as a concert DVD. A current line-up was formed around 2003, and the group participated in numerous high-profile Russian festivals, such as Wings 2003, Nashestvie 2006, and many others.

Band members

Alexey Paperny (leading guitar, vocals)
Yury Kostenko (clarinet, saxophone)
Nikolay Sarabianov (guitar)
Vladimir Gochua (bass guitar)
Daniil Lentsi (percussion)