The Ukrainians (album)
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The Ukrainians is the eponymous title of the first album released by British folk-fushion group The Ukrainians
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The album was released in 1991, the year Ukraine
won its independence from the Soviet Union
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The Ukrainians
The Ukrainians are a British band, which plays traditional Ukrainian music, heavily influenced by western post-punk.-Career:The Ukrainians were formed in 1990 by Wedding Present guitarist Peter Solowka, with singer/violinist Len Liggins and mandolin player Roman Remeynes, after all three had played...
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The album was released in 1991, the year Ukraine
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...
won its independence from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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Songs
- Oi Divchino (Hey, Girl)
- HopakHopakHopak , also referred to as Gopak or Cossack dance, is a Ukrainian dance. It is performed most often as a solitary concert dance by amateur and professional Ukrainian dance ensembles, as well as other performers of folk dances...
- Ti Moyi Radoshchi (You Are My Happiness)
- Zavtra (Tomorrow)
- Slava Kobzarya (Kobzar'sKobzarA Kobzar was an itinerant Ukrainian bard who sang to his own accompaniment.-Tradition:Kobzars were often blind, and became predominantly so by the 1800s...
Glory) - Dity Plachut (Children Are Crying)
- Cherez Richku, Cherez Hai (Across The River, Through The Wood)
- Pereyidu (I will cross)
- Tebe Zhdu (Waiting For You)
- Son (Dream)