Курган & Agregat (Kurhan & Agregat)

Курган & Agregat is a Ukrainian hip-hop group from the Kharkiv region, known for rapping in surzhyk — the mixed Ukrainian-Russian vernacular common in eastern Ukraine — rather than standard literary Ukrainian. The lineup consists of Yevhen Volodchenko along with Amil and Ramil Nasirov, and the group built a distinct identity around raw, colloquial storytelling delivered in a regional dialect rarely used in mainstream Ukrainian rap.

Their songs, including «Лове (Love)», «Вчителька (Teacher)», «Оркестр Абізян (Monkey Orchestra)», «Кровавый кулак (Bloody fist)» and «Параноя (Paranoia)», lean into dark humor, everyday absurdity and sharp social observation, often wrapped in aggressive or unconventional beats. Track titles like «Кент Підарас (That One Asshole Friend)» and «Заговор Предметів (Conspiracy of Objects)» hint at the group's irreverent, sometimes provocative tone.

By rapping in surzhyk rather than polished Ukrainian, Курган & Agregat carved out a niche voice tied specifically to the linguistic reality of the Kharkiv region, distinguishing them from both Ukrainian-language and Russian-language rap scenes and giving their music a distinctly regional, unfiltered character.