Ukrainian Music

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 Traditional songs

Ukrainians love singing — there are

around 200,000 Ukrainian folk songs!

Clearly, they are really old, some

dating back to 600 years ago, and

have many variations.

The vast majority of Ukrainian folk

songs are either about love or about

saying goodbye.

 It's widely known that one of the

world's most famous Christmas

songs - The Carol of the Bells – was

based on the Ukrainian song

Shchedryk, written in 1916 by

composer Mykola Leontovich, which

was in turn based on the melody and

lyrics of a pre-Christian folk song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=f2cKBWFmnxU
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This was done in the first days of the war, in surrounded Kyiv.
There is so much despair, hope in this performance, it was a cry.
 Modern music
Almost all musical trends are represented on the modern

Ukrainian scene: from folk to acid jazz. Club culture is developing

rapidly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zesq35a-xp0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fv19KVVya8
 Evrovision contest
Ukraine is the only country at

Eurovision that performed in the

finals every time during all the

years of its participation in the

contest. Also, Ukraine is the

country whose song scored a

record number of points in the

final vote from the TV audience -

439, which took place at

Eurovision 2022.
Ukrainian

winning

during the
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-rnM-MwRHY

last 10

years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs
Music during the war

There are many new songs or parodies of old

songs that are politically connected to the events of

the day. The music reflects the feelings of the

people during these dark times and at the same

time help people to maintain spirit.

Also, at the same time a lot of Ukrainian artists and

music bands started to give concerts abroad, in

that way they are trying to take attention to war in

Ukraine .
 Music during the war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNseOyh1-q4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia50r3fa67s
 Traditional dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N93byPp4L8k