Таras Kоmpanichenkо ( uk, Тарас Компаніченко; born 14 November 1969 in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

) is a Ukrainian recording artist,

kobzar A ''kobzar'' ( ua, кобзар, pl. kobzari ua, кобзарі) was an itinerant Ukrainian bard who sang to his own accompaniment, played on a multistringed bandura or kobza. Tradition Kobzars were often blind and became predominantly so by ...

bandurist A banduryst ( uk, бандури́ст) is a person who plays the Ukrainian plucked string instrument known as the bandura. Types of performers There are a number of different types of bandurist who differ in their particular choice of instrumen ...

lutenist A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted. More specifically, the term "lute" can refe ...

lira Lira is the name of several currency units. It is the current currency of Turkey and also the local name of the currencies of Lebanon and of Syria. It is also the name of several former currencies, including those of Italy, Malta and Israe ...

player, composer and singer-songwriter. He is an active member of the

Kobzarskyi Tsekh Kobzarskyi Tsekh (, ''Kobzars'kyi Tsekh''), literally "Kobzar guild", is an organization of kobzars, which have existed since the 17th century in Ukraine. In Ukraine, blind travelling musicians, known as kobzars or lirnyks, organized themselves i ...

(literally "Kobzar guild") as well as of the

Early Music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical m ...

ensembles " Chorea Kozacka" and "Sarmatica". He was an active participant in the

Orange Revolution The Orange Revolution ( uk, Помаранчева революція, translit=Pomarancheva revoliutsiia) was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate afterm ...

that took place in Ukraine from November 2004 to January 2005 as well as

Euromaidan Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...

2013–2014. He is laureate of the

Vasyl Stus Prize The Vasyl Stus Prize ( uk, Премія імені Василя Стуса), given since January 1989, is the first non-governmental prize awarded for "talent and courage" and being worthy of the memory of Vasyl Stus. This Prize was set up by the ...

. Originally trained as a painter and an art historian, he gave up this profession in favor of music. In the wake of

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he took up arms and joined the

military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

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Спадкоємець українських мудреців – інтерв'ю
1969 births Living people Torbanists Bandurists Ukrainian singer-songwriters Ukrainian composers Historicist composers Hurdy-gurdy players Ukrainian lutenists Recipients of the Vasyl Stus Prize Musicians from Kyiv Kobzars Performers of early music Recipients of the title of Merited Artist of Ukraine {{Ukraine-musician-stub