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Rushnychok
Rushnychok (Ukrainian: РУШНИЧОК) was a Ukrainian-Canadian four-person music ensemble from Lachine, Quebec, Canada actively performing from 1969 to 1980 and later for small audiences. Considered the best Ukrainian diaspora The Ukrainian diaspora comprises Ukrainians and their descendants who live outside Ukraine around the world, especially those who maintain some kind of connection, even if ephemeral, to the land of their ancestors and maintain their feeling of Uk ... ensemble of the 1970s, the four male performers comprising the band were sometimes referred to as the Ukrainian The Beatles, Beatles, and were descendents of Ukrainian emigrants. Band Members * Andrij Harasymowycz -- vocals and guitar * Eugene (Ewhen) Osidacz -- accordion * George (Yurko) Sztyk -- bass guitar * Stepan (Stefan) Andrusiak -- drums Active Years Band Name The term ''rushnychok'' in Ukrainian can refer to an Rushnyk, embroidered cloth handkerchief wrapped around couples' hands during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song About The Towel
The Song about the ''Rushnyk'' (embroidered towel-cloth) ( uk, Пісня про рушник, translit=Pisnia pro rushnyk), a song also known as Rushnychok, Ballad to Mother, or "My dear mother" (), is a popular Ukrainian song based on a poem by Andriy Malyshko. The poem and song recount a lyrical hero whose mother gives him a ''rushnyk'', an embroidered cloth serving as a sort of familial talisman through one's life cycle, Icon corner, draped over religious icons and Paska (bread), ritual foods, and also used for handfasting or as a prosperity blessing at weddings. It was set to music by composer Platon Maiboroda (a native of the Poltava Oblast, Poltava Region) for the soundtrack of the 1958 Soviet Union, Soviet film ''Young Years'' ( uk, Літа молодії) where it was performed by Oleksandr Taranets. The song was later popularized by Dmytro Hnatyuk, who is most often associated with this song. It has since been sung by such singers and groups as Kvitka Cisyk, Evdokimov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushnychok Ukrainian Folk Dance Association
Rushnychok Ukrainian Folk Dance Association is a non-profit Ukrainian Canadian folk dance group formed in 1967 in Saskatoon, Canada, that focuses on dancers aged 3–18. Mission Rushnychok Ukrainian Folk Dance Association's website describes their mission as "Honouring Ukrainian Culture Through Dance.". Its artistic directors describe their goal as to "develop new and exciting dances that reflect Ukraine’s old traditions and capture the refreshingly free spirit of a progressive and modern nation" as well as to "promote, preserve and to foster Ukrainian culture and multicultural understanding through Ukrainian Folk Dance.". Some of Rushnychok Ukrainian Folk Dance Association's instructors have taught dance for more than 25 years. Performances ''Rushnychok Ukrainian Folk Dance Association'' has performed in Canada and the US. In 2018, they performed in Ukraine at the International Ukrainian Dance and Culture Festival. In January 2022, they performed in Saskatoon's Malank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabava
''Zabava'' (Polish: ''Zabawa'') is an Eastern European or Slavic word for a party with music and dancing. The word ''zabava'' is often used as an adjective for Eastern European bands that play party music. Zabava has been used as the title of songs, the name of musical and dance groups, and the name of community centers. Origin The origin of the word ''zabava'' is from the Proto-Slavic word zabava meaning fun or amusement. ''Zabava'' sometimes refers to "entertainment." It has come to mean "party" in Serbia, Croatia, Ukraine, and Czech culture. Musical references Zabava Bands Canadian Zabava Bands * Zirka from Toronto * Steppe from Edmonton, Canada * Rushnychok * Syny Stepiv US Zabava Bands * Ukrainian Village Band Songs * ''Zabava'' (English: "Party") is a 2008 song by the Slovenian group, Turbo Angels, which ranked 6th out of 10 finalists in the 2008 Eurovision competition. Other * ''Zabava'' is the name of a musical group. * ''Zabava'' is the name of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D-Drifters-5
The D-Drifters-5 (also called the D Drifters 5, the D-Drifters 5, or simply the D Drifters, D-Drifters, or Ddrifters) were a Ukrainian Canadian rock ensemble from Winnipeg that was active in the 1960s, but also in later decades. Some of their music included Ukrainian language cover songs of English language rock songs of groups such as the Beatles. Their music influenced the Ukrainian Canadian band Rushnychok. Band members * Mike Klym - drums * Tony Romanyshyn (1945-2012) - guitar * Yogi Klos (1944-2013) - violin * Dave Romanyshyn (Roman) (1944-2022) - accordion/cordovox * Andy Poloniski Discography They released eight albums, including the 1964 Ukrainian Country Music, the 1964 On Tour, the 1965 D-Drifters 5 Sing and Play at a Ukrainian Concert, 1965 D-Drifters-5 Play Ukrainian Dance Favorites, the 1965 The D-Drifters-5 Sing And Play Beatles Songs And Other Top English Hits In Ukrainian, the 1973 D-Drifters Polka 'N' Fun, the D-Drifters Southbound, and the 2002 Ddrifters Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soyuzivka
Soyuzivka Heritage Center (Ukrainian: Союзівка), also known as Soyuzivka, Suzi-Q, or the Q, is a Ukrainian cultural center located in the hamlet of Kerhonkson, New York in Ulster County, in the Shawangunk Ridge area south of the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. Soyuzivka hosts children's heritage camps, Ukrainian dance camps, workshops, seminars, festivals, concerts, dance recitals and art exhibits for those interested in learning about Ukraine and its culture. Soyuzivka's mission is to promote, preserve and share the Ukrainian culture. With its programs, Soyuzivka aims to instill pride in Ukrainian heritage among Ukrainian North American youth and to showcase Ukrainian culture to a North American audience. History In 1952, the Ukrainian National Association, a fraternal organization established in 1894, purchased the property in response to the need of its growing Ukrainian community for a cultural center. Soyuzivka provided language workshops, heritage studies, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Canadians
Ukrainian Canadians ( uk, Українські канадці, Україноканадці, translit=Ukrayins'ki kanadtsi, Ukrayinokanadtsi; french: Canadiens d'origine ukrainienne) are Canadian citizens of Ukrainian descent or Ukrainian-born people who immigrated to Canada. In 2016, there were an estimated 1,359,655 persons of full or partial Ukrainian origin residing in Canada (the majority being Canadian-born citizens), making them Canada's eleventh largest ethnic group and giving Canada the world's third-largest Ukrainian population behind Ukraine itself and Russia. Self-identified Ukrainians are the plurality in several rural areas of Western Canada. According to the 2011 census, of the 1,251,170 who identified as Ukrainian, only 144,260 (or 11.5%) could speak the Ukrainian language (including the Canadian Ukrainian dialect). History Unconfirmed settlement before 1891 Minority opinions among historians of Ukrainians in Canada surround theories that a small number of Ukrain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Language
Ukrainian ( uk, украї́нська мо́ва, translit=ukrainska mova, label=native name, ) is an East Slavic language of the Indo-European language family. It is the native language of about 40 million people and the official state language of Ukraine in Eastern Europe. Written Ukrainian uses the Ukrainian alphabet, a variant of the Cyrillic script. The standard Ukrainian language is regulated by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NANU; particularly by its Institute for the Ukrainian Language), the Ukrainian language-information fund, and Potebnia Institute of Linguistics. Comparisons are often drawn to Russian, a prominent Slavic language, but there is more mutual intelligibility with Belarusian,Alexander M. Schenker. 1993. "Proto-Slavonic," ''The Slavonic Languages''. (Routledge). pp. 60–121. p. 60: " hedistinction between dialect and language being blurred, there can be no unanimity on this issue in all instances..."C.F. Voegelin and F.M. Voegelin. 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts. During their formative years, Jones was the primary leader: he assembled the band, named it, and drove their sound and image. After Andrew Loog Oldham became the group's manager in 1963, he encouraged them to write their own songs. Jagger and Richards became the primary creative force behind the band, alienating Jones, who had developed a drug addiction that interfered with his ability to contribute meaningfully. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the Rolling Stones started out playing covers and were at the forefront ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Folk Music
Ukrainian folk music includes a number of varieties of traditional, folkloric, folk-inspired popular music, and folk-inspired European classical music traditions. In the 20th century numerous ethnographic and folkloric musical ensembles were established in Ukraine and gained popularity. During the Soviet era, music was a controlled commodity and was used as a tool for the indoctrination of the population. As a result, the repertoire of Ukrainian folk music performers and ensembles was controlled and restricted. Vocal music Authentic folk singing Ukrainians, particularly in Eastern Ukraine have fostered a peculiar style of singing – The White voice ( uk, Білий голос). This type of singing primarily exploits the chest register and is akin to controlled yelling or shouting. The vocal range is restrictive and in a lower tessitura. In recent times vocal courses have been established to study this particular form of singing. Among the most popular exponents of tradi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherkasy
Cherkasy ( uk, Черка́си, ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy is the Capital city, capital of Cherkasy Oblast (Oblast, province), as well as the administrative center of Cherkasky Raion (Raion, district) within the oblast. The city has a population of Cherkasy is the cultural, educational and industrial center of Cherkasy Oblast and Central Economical Region of Ukraine. Cherkasy has been known since the 13th century and played a great role in the history of Ukraine. The city was the center of the land of the Cossacks; its citizens took part in Khmelnytsky Uprising, Khmelnychchyna and Koliyivschyna (cossacks' and peasants' rebellions). The city is located on the right bank of Dnieper River (specifically at the Kremenchuk Reservoir), about south of the nation's capital, Kyiv. Cherkasy is divided into 2 boroughs (''raions''): Sosnivskiy (with Orshanets village) and Pridniprovskiy. It hosts the administration of Cherkasy urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Ukraine
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика, group=note), abbreviated as the Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, or UkSSR, and also known as Soviet Ukraine, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991. In the anthem of the Ukrainian SSR, it was referred to simply as ''Ukraine''. Under the Soviet one-party model, the Ukrainian SSR was governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union through its republican branch: the Communist Party of Ukraine. The first iterations of the Ukrainian SSR were established during the Russian Revolution, particularly after the Bolshevik Revolution. The outbreak of the Ukrainian–Soviet War in the former Russian Empire saw the Bolsheviks defeat the independent Ukrainian People's Republic, after which they founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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