#ukrainian music

[folklorespring]

Popular Christmas song "Carol of the Bells" is based on a Ukrainian song called "Shchedryk" and was originally arranged by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych. In 1921 undercover soviet state agent asked to stay the night at composer's' family home. In the morning he killed Mykola Leontovych and robbed his family.

"Shchedryk" was created while Mykola Leontovych was staying in Pokrovsk, city the russians are desperately trying to capture and are turning into ruins right now:

[heedzhee-art]

listen.... I had a vision

🤏

[theophan-o]

Old Ukrainian bandura from the 1st half of the 19th century, which belonged to the real kobzar, Yevhen O. Adamtsevych (Євген О. Адамцевич, 1903/1904-1972)

Currently stored in the collection of the Kharkiv Historical Museum (Харківський історичний музей), ДР-68

There is a Cossack on horseback depicted on this beautiful musical instrument:

[dontforgetukraine]

The Third Assault Brigade got some music artists to create an album. The artists gave the brigade all rights to the songs. That means all profits from purchases and listens goes to the Third Assault Brigade to support them at the front.

The album is called ЕПОХА and has 8 songs. I believe it should be on all platforms, but here is the Youtube Playlist linked above for convenience.

I highly recommend it. Also, it's been helping me with my recently returned insomnia due to a certain orange stain.

Here's a free way to help Ukraine and get interested in Ukrainian culture through music.

[petravendetta]

I love her

[vintage-ukraine]

Ukrainian rock artist Vika Vradii, or Sister Vika, 1992

[vermutandherring]

The city is drawn in gray The most alive of us seem dead You need to make an effort To fall in love with these panel buildings

Mistmorn

[nofatclips]

Haiku II by Heinali from the EP Haiku Remasters based on an original haiku by Matsuo Bashō

[redjaybathood]

Do you like группа кино?

Why would I, when I have this

And for a longer, more elaborate answer please, as usual, either ask non anon or donate to Come Back Alive (any amount will be appreciated).

[folklorespring]

I highly recommend the new album of Ukrainian band Vivienne Mort. Genre: indie rock/indie pop

The album is called "Фата". According to the musicians, the album is conceptual and is divided into three parts: realization and adaptation to the new reality, farewell to the old reality and blossoming of feelings, search for oneself and faith in the future.

[heedzhee-art]

Your awesome fanart with punk Ukraine introduced me to absolutely brilliant band that is Dity Inzheneriv 🙏 thank you so much! do you maybe have some more Ukrainian punk recommendations?

(some of the music on this list may be more rock/alternative)

similar to dity inzheneriv:

Susidy Sterplyat'

Alice Change

the feels

Kryhitka Tzakhes

levko

Epolets

Ihor Kaidash

DNO Band (i love them)

TYMPACHE

e-ho

Okolytsya

Skinhate

Zhadan i Sobaky (i love them)

Karna

KOSMOPOLIS

The Unsleeping

Borshch (yes, really)

Ukrainian post-punk:

SadSvit (everyone loves him 💀)

LYKHO

Ihor Kaidash (some of the music)

Sad Novelist

Dzhozers

Signals Feed the Void

typeled

DK Enerhetyk

Electrobirds

Zahreb

you might also like:

STRUKTURA SHCHASTYA (i. lover her. check SMUHA/СМУГА album maybe)

Do Sliz

Palindrom (may not be for everyone because they're pretty depressing but they are one of my favs)

Sick Solution (🇺🇦 hardcore metal)

Ship Her Son (EBM/industrial one-man project)

Schmalgauzen (🇺🇦 cabaret, also my faves)

renie cares

👽 ✧ you might like this Spotify playlist I made that's full of Ukrainian music and includes a lot of the artists mentioned.

edit: check reblogs for more 🎵

[ohsalome]

[theophan-o]

Kozak-bandurzysta. Козак-бандурист

Witaj Bohun, radam ci serdeńko, zagrasz nam dziś na bandurze!

Let's look at Him, this time playing one from his two "real" instruments: BANDURA, the Ukrainian Cossack folk instrument, for the first time recorded in a historical source in the mid-15th century. Just imagine, when Bohun played his bandura, the Cossack-bandurist's tradition was already c. 200 years old!

*The instrument's form here is rather modern (19th century) and the ornament is not entirely historically accurate, but I couldn't stop myself from giving Bohun a bandura adorned with lilies:-)

[marinusart]

Не святий, не відворотний Наче смерть сама Його імені ніколи не згадуй дарма Бо не буде кому цю історію розповісти

Zwyntar - Диявол входить у місто

[dontforgetukraine]

Light in the Attic (Twitter; Website) has revealed a project up for pre-order, "Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives: 1971-1996."

"The first comprehensive collection of its kind, this release explores the flourishing Ukrainian music scene of the late 20th Century. Featuring Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko’s beloved and iconic folk paintings, the project was lovingly assembled by Shukai Records, Kyiv-based writer Vitalii “Bard” Bardetsky, David Mas, (“DBGO”), Mark “Frosty” McNeill, and Light in the Attic A portion of the proceeds from sales of the project will be donated to Livyj Bereh, a Kyiv-based volunteer group working to rebuild in the regions affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine.

For more info on the project, click the website link above for the page.

If you want to hear the first two singles, check out these videos.

I might have to splurge on a pre-order. This sounds amazing.

[vintage-ukraine]

Tourists in Kyiv, 1970s