CLEVELAND, Ohio – The seeds of the Ukrainian band Yа́gody were planted long before their official formation bore fruit. The group’s origins stretch back to 2010, when actor Mykola Huseynov proposed ...
“Since they broke into the Global Fest scene they just exploded and became darlings of global music,” Siyanko said. “It’s their incredible cosmopolitanism in both the aural and visual experience. They ...
A group of musicians in the area around Kyiv remains focused on reviving a uniquely Ukrainian tradition, even in the midst of war. War isn't dampening artists' determination to revive Indigenous ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This piece is “Oy, Bozhe miy mylyy,” a folk tune from the Trembachiv village of the Luhansk Oblast, or province, of Ukraine. It was one of many ...
OK, let’s just get it out there — sure, the Ukrainian folk quartet DakhaBrakha has a rather unusual name. But when you take into consideration the group’s name comes from the Ukrainian verbs for “give ...
Professional Ukrainian music artists, now active-duty soldiers performed in Monterey.It is all part of the Ukrainian Cultural Forces U.S. Music Tour, a dedication to say thank you to the American ...
The Cultural Forces come armed with violins and banduras, a traditional stringed instrument, but they belong to more than a band. They're also soldiers in the Ukrainian military in a branch that ...
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said that "Ukraine actually never had stable traditions of real statehood." But in the decades since the country gained independence, groups of ...