Taras Chubay
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Taras Hryhorovych Chubay , (born on June 21, 1970, in Lviv
) is a Ukrainian
musician and poet. He is the son of the poet Hryhoriy Chubay.
He studied at Lviv Conservatory
.
Taras Chubay founded the Plach Yeremiji
rock band in February, 1990. The songs of Chubay and his band are usually serious, philosophical poems accompanied by rock. The music sounds hard, then changes to an easy ballad
, and again explodes, overfilled by emotions.
The musician has created more than 100 songs and one overture
for an orchestra
. He is also known for his active social position, taking part in democratic and pro-European movement gatherings. The old UPA song Lenta za Lentoyu performed by Chubay had become a hit at events organized by the "orange forces
" and was performed at the meetings of Narodna Samooborona Movement.
In 2006, the rock band Plach Yeremiji
and its frontman took part in the "Concert for Angels" devoted to the memory of Kiev students killed during the Battle of Kruty
.
scene (viktor Morozov, Iurii vynnychuk), Taras formed the cabaret group Ne Zhurys’ (Don’t Worry), which performed for thousands in glasnost-era, and post-Soviet, Ukraine, as well as abroad. the
group satirized Soviet existence and unearthed both new Ukrainian culture and proscribed past cultural achievements. In 1991, Taras formed the rock band Plach Ieremii ( Jeremiah’s Cry) which quickly became one the most popular bands in newly independent Ukraine. Composing and performing songs to verse written by poets of a new literary generation emerging in post-Soviet Ukraine (such as Viktor neborak, Yurii Andrukhovych, Kostiantyn Moskalets’ and Ivan Malkovych), Taras played a central role in the advancement of post-Soviet Ukrainian literature in the 1990s.
Taras has recorded several albums including "Dveri kotri naspravdi ye" (the Doors Which really are) and "Nai bude vse iak ye" (Let all be as Is), which introduced the hits Vona (She), Hryfon (the Griffin) and Litaiucha Holova (Flying Head) to fans of Ukrainian music.
Taras has also recorded three albums featuring his interpretations of traditional and popular songs—the songs of volodymyr Ivasiuk, Ukrainian Insurgent army songs, and Ukrainian Christmas carols. Taras has performed in Eastern and Western Europe, Canada, and the U.S., as well as at over one hundred concerts in Ukraine, including a 2003 solo performance at Kyiv’s prestigious Ukraina Palace.
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
) is a Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
musician and poet. He is the son of the poet Hryhoriy Chubay.
He studied at Lviv Conservatory
Lviv Conservatory
The Lviv National Musical Academy, M. Lysenko is a state conservatory of Ukraine based in Lviv.-History:...
.
Taras Chubay founded the Plach Yeremiji
Plach Yeremiji
Plach Yeremiyi is a Ukrainian rock band from Lviv, Ukraine. The band was actually formed in February 1990, but the two most constant musicians - Taras Chubay and Vsevolod Dyachyshyn have played together since 1984 in the band Tsyklon ....
rock band in February, 1990. The songs of Chubay and his band are usually serious, philosophical poems accompanied by rock. The music sounds hard, then changes to an easy ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
, and again explodes, overfilled by emotions.
The musician has created more than 100 songs and one overture
Overture
Overture in music is the term originally applied to the instrumental introduction to an opera...
for an orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
. He is also known for his active social position, taking part in democratic and pro-European movement gatherings. The old UPA song Lenta za Lentoyu performed by Chubay had become a hit at events organized by the "orange forces
Orange Revolution
The Orange Revolution was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter...
" and was performed at the meetings of Narodna Samooborona Movement.
In 2006, the rock band Plach Yeremiji
Plach Yeremiji
Plach Yeremiyi is a Ukrainian rock band from Lviv, Ukraine. The band was actually formed in February 1990, but the two most constant musicians - Taras Chubay and Vsevolod Dyachyshyn have played together since 1984 in the band Tsyklon ....
and its frontman took part in the "Concert for Angels" devoted to the memory of Kiev students killed during the Battle of Kruty
Battle of Kruty
The Battle of Kruty was a battle which took place on January 29, 1918, near railway station "Kruty" about northeast of Kiev, Ukraine, which was at the time part of the Nizhyn Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate.-Order of battle:Ukrainian forces* Sich Riflemen auxiliary student battalion - Vasyl...
.
Biography
He is the son of legendary 1970s underground cultural figure and poet Hryts’ko Chubai. Taras, trained as a violist, began his career as a singer-songwriter at the age of 16, performing songs he composed for his late father’s poems. Together with other figures of L’viv’s alternative culturalscene (viktor Morozov, Iurii vynnychuk), Taras formed the cabaret group Ne Zhurys’ (Don’t Worry), which performed for thousands in glasnost-era, and post-Soviet, Ukraine, as well as abroad. the
group satirized Soviet existence and unearthed both new Ukrainian culture and proscribed past cultural achievements. In 1991, Taras formed the rock band Plach Ieremii ( Jeremiah’s Cry) which quickly became one the most popular bands in newly independent Ukraine. Composing and performing songs to verse written by poets of a new literary generation emerging in post-Soviet Ukraine (such as Viktor neborak, Yurii Andrukhovych, Kostiantyn Moskalets’ and Ivan Malkovych), Taras played a central role in the advancement of post-Soviet Ukrainian literature in the 1990s.
Taras has recorded several albums including "Dveri kotri naspravdi ye" (the Doors Which really are) and "Nai bude vse iak ye" (Let all be as Is), which introduced the hits Vona (She), Hryfon (the Griffin) and Litaiucha Holova (Flying Head) to fans of Ukrainian music.
Taras has also recorded three albums featuring his interpretations of traditional and popular songs—the songs of volodymyr Ivasiuk, Ukrainian Insurgent army songs, and Ukrainian Christmas carols. Taras has performed in Eastern and Western Europe, Canada, and the U.S., as well as at over one hundred concerts in Ukraine, including a 2003 solo performance at Kyiv’s prestigious Ukraina Palace.