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Pick your path to learn about Ukraine!
Curated by Ganna Gryniva - learn more about her at ganna-gryniva.de
This page contains three headlines you can use to take your first steps in making your own understanding of Ukrainian culture and identity.
Traditional Ukrainian Music
In my talk, I presented you with the song traditions of grandmothers and grandfathers that are passed on through generations. These traditions are preserved by the fantastic Polyphony Project - an initiative that is now more relevant than ever.
The Polyphony Project
The mission of the Polyphony Project is to explore, preserve and present the living musical folklore of Ukrainian villages. In addition to recording the intangible cultural treasures of the Ukrainian peasantry using state-of-the-art technology, our priority is to make this heritage of unparalleled value accessible to contemporary society. Having accumulated over centuries, this legacy is finally available online in an organised form. We hope that our website will attract everyone from music enthusiasts to academic researchers.
Contemporary Ukrainian Artists
In my talk, I also introduced contemporary music artists who have taken traditional Ukrainian instruments and incorporated them into their styles.
DakhaBrakha
Came to prominence around 2004-2005. Have worked hard to become a well-known act both internationally (see KEXP video) and in Ukraine.
ONUKA
Electronic music artist, producer and composer. The video shows the amazing production level of the Ukrainian music video business, featuring beautiful world-class shots, fashion and imagery.
KALUSH feat. alyona alyona
Both KALUSH and alyona alyona sing and rap in Ukrainian and they are very active in very important general social debates (body positivity etc.). In this video they promote Carpathian flutes and Carpatian region in general:
KRUTЬ
KRUTЬ is a wonderful singer and promoter of Bandura (an amazing and beautiful traditional Ukrainian instrument).
Cultural Scholars
If you are interested in reading and learning more about Ukrainian culture from an academic perspective, I would highly recommend reading the work of professor Andrii Portnov from Viadrina University. I propose you begin with his 2016 essay “Bandera mythologies and their traps for Ukraine”
He introduces the paper with this statement: Our discussion of history politics and mythmaking in Ukraine is desperately un-nuanced. We need to restore complexity to our understanding of social and cultural hybridity — past and present
Read the full essay here:
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/bandera-mythologies-and-their-traps-for-ukraine/