🧵FELLAS! STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN (sing and dance too). To keep the good vibes going today I want to sing to your souls with some melodic Ukrainian musical history!
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
This thread is also dedicated to my little sister and Hans Zimmer enthusiast @mozza_fella. 1/25 pic.twitter.com/z9uBftiZaq
Ukraine has a long and rich tradition of music. Dating back even to pre-Kyivan Rus, song and dance were an integral part of Ukrainian culture – including the pagan celebration of Ivan Kupalo festival. 3/25 pic.twitter.com/qUFs9Hb639
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
Music would also develop in the religious context. Heavily influenced by the Byzantine culture, the Kyivan Cave monestary would be a centre for Ukrainian religious music. Orthodox brotherhoods in Lviv, Peremyshl, Ostroh and Lutsk also developed Ukrainian choral music. 5/25 pic.twitter.com/gMr7wLHYto
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
But the true heart and soul of Ukrainian music derives from folk music. Ranging from topics of personal life, festivals, love, history or war – Ukrainian folk music is beautiful, rich and timeless. The 16th century in particular saw the rise of Ukrainian folk music. 7/25 pic.twitter.com/ECLjlHUdMr
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
One of the most important aspects of Ukrainian music is also found in the Kobzar (which I have discussed before). These are our bards who not only carry our music but our history. 9/25https://t.co/uKnFzV5FDD
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
Classical musical talents (mislabelled as Russian) include Maksym Berezovsky, Dmytro Bortniansky, and Artem Vedel. Friend of Shevchenko, Semen Hulak-Artemovsky also played an influential role in Ukrainian music. 11/25 pic.twitter.com/vzxWVtI4R3
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
The figure that towers above the rest is Mykola Lysenko. Descendant of a Kozak family, Lysenko would promote Ukrainian folk music and the Ukrainian language in association with beautiful musical compositions. He is the founder of the Ukrainian national music tradition. 13/25 pic.twitter.com/D5MO6xSh8f
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
As the 19th century ended, Ukraine's fight for independence began to rise. Our music reflected such as well. The iconic "Oi u luzi chervona kalyna" was written in 1875 by Volodymyr Antonovych and Mykhailo Drahomanov. 15/25 pic.twitter.com/N49JyCRl1O
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
Folk Ukrainian groups would emerge in the late 19th century. The first such in Ukraine was the Okhmatynsky Village Folk Choir organized by Dr Mykola Demutsky in 1889. In the 20th century, others developed including Kalyna, Veslka and Verkovina. 17/25 https://t.co/PCwZIy2sE4
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
But it isn't just Rock that Ukrainians were pioneers in, Ukrainian rap and hip hop also flourished. Artists like Vova Zil'vova would produce banging tunes like the one below. Sikhiv, ya tebe lyublyu. LVIV REPRESENT! 19/25https://t.co/cWqc3gHp8i
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
But of course in true Ukrainian spirit, we also have comedic brilliance like Verka Serduchka and Los Colorados. 21/25https://t.co/AYBw5z7WEhhttps://t.co/9VfnFY60ft
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
After the Russian invasion in 2022, Ukrainian music also fought in opposition to the muscovites with such patriotic songs as Bayraktar and "Where are you from"? 23/25https://t.co/dyTQYayxph
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
Our music carries our traditions, our love and our passion. Enjoy, share and spread our beautiful voices and melodies. SLAVA UKRAINI! 25/25https://t.co/tz7A5h8AuW
— Kobzar ✙🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@CanadianKobzar) February 11, 2023
