Yaroslav Simkiv has played the trumpet for over 50 years and is a recognizable figure in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

12Tone, the fast-talking, quick-doodling music theorist, explained how the classic Ukrainian folk song “Shchedryk”, which celebrated the rites of Spring, originated in folklore and became a ...

“It is believed the song is the second, unofficial Ukrainian anthem,” states author Nadia Morykvas. “‘Chervona Kalyna’ translates into English as ‘red viburnum’ and it’s a very ...

Soldiers’ songs from the time of the First World War reflect important cultural and socio-political processes that took place on the Polish-Ukrainian borderlands. The national projects developing on ...

In the 19th century, the Polish-Ukrainian poet Tomasz Padura wrote songs in admiration of the history and people of Ukraine. Today, Padura is considered one of the most talented Polish Romantics to ...

The melody is a Ukrainian song called Shchedryk, or New Year's carol, written by composer Mykola Leontovych and first performed in Kyiv at Christmas 1916. On Christmas Eve, Ukrainian Radio Choir ...

German MEP Nela Riehl has accused the popular Russian teen dance song "Sigma Boy" by bloggers Betsy and Maria Yankovskaya of promoting patriarchal and pro-Russian values.

Also, this year's representative of Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest received the winner's cup of the National Selection. This year's Ukrainian song contest was held with innovations, such as ...