Conductor Oksana Lyniv: we should be proud that names of prominent Ukrainians are part of the history of world music culture
On 30 November 2020, Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv was awarded the prestigious Oper! Awards in the category of…
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Christmas with Bortkiewicz: free online concert to commemorate Ukrainian composer
On 25 December, musicians from 8 countries will play Ukrainian composer Bortkiewicz's music online. Tune in! Serhiy Bortkiewicz…
Ukraine’s “main musical event of the year” featuring 10 centuries of sound to be streamed online
[box-left] Among its participants, the project Kovcheh Ukraine: Music is going to feature the renowned ethno-band DakhaBrakha. [/box-left]…
Bondi Vesolovsky and Yabtso Jazz: swinging Lviv in the 1920s-30s
Of course, at that time in Polish-ruled Western Ukraine, the Lviv night-club scene was dominated by Polish jazz…
Famed Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk dies aged 81. Here is the music we’ll remember him by
On 1 June, Ukraine's famed composer Myroslav Skoryk died aged 81. "An outstanding artist and a sincere, reliable…
Explosion of new Ukrainian music after introduction of protectionist language quotas
Why quotas were needed First and foremost, quotas for broadcasting music were introduced to protect the Ukrainian language.…
What it means to organize a major music festival in Kyiv – interview with Atlas Weekend founder
Atlas Weekend is a Ukrainian music festival held in Kyiv. During its four-year existence, the festival has hosted…
The three Ukrainian women breathing new life into ancient musical traditions
In and around the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, there has arisen in the post-Soviet era a trio…
Craftsman from Lviv makes hurdy-gurdies
Hordiy Starukh was only 3 years old when his mother took him to a concert where he heard…
Modernized past: how today’s Ukrainian culture combines tradition and modernity
In the 20th century, the Soviet regime was busy trying to erase this “national” element. The search of national…
2017 marked the beginning of Ukraine’s cultural renaissance
In 2017 Ukraine did not succeed in setting an example of successful reforms, but culture is the one…
Kvitka Cisyk: The American Singing Sensation Who Never Forgot Her Ukrainian Roots
Jazz, rock, blues, country, and opera music. It seemed like there was nothing she couldn’t sing with her…
Day in History: Hero of Ukraine, who performed for Stalin and made popular “Banderite song,” born in 1925
The famous Ukrainian opera singer, Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Hnatyuk was born on this day ninety-two years ago.…
Happy 100th anniversary, unknown Ukrainian carol that everyone knows!
There's a Ukrainian folksong that you know. Except that you don't know it's Ukrainian, and a folksong. One of…
Eurovision winner Jamala releases music video for ‘1944’
After a long wait since her Eurovision victory in May 2016, Jamala finally released the music video for her winning…
Over 85,000 attend Okean Elzy concert in Kyiv
June 18 was an ordinary Saturday in Kyiv. However, from the afternoon onwards you would quite often meet…
Broadcasting quotas in Ukraine
The quota system in Ukrainian broadcasting is a weapon against a cynical internal information war, where creeping Russification…
Ukraine releases own version of Ballad of the Green Berets
In 1966, the song “Ballad of the Green Berets” was the No. 1 hit for many weeks on…