Oleh Skrypka. Zhorzhyna. /digi-pack/. (Dahlia)

"Dahlia" is actually a full-fledged development of the idea announced with the disc "My Heart is Vulnerable...". And this is what the official press release says about the album:

"Work on the album, which lasted over five years, took place in three global centers of the Ukrainian culture – it began in Toronto, continued in Kyiv and was completed in New York. The core of the album is formed by music pieces by Bogdan Vesolovsky – the composer who lived in Lviv in the 1930-40s and later emigrated for Canada for political reasons. The work carried out by Oleh and his team can be described as restoration – the unique music materials discovered in Toronto for many years were not performed for the public. In due time, when this music played, all the Galician and Bukovyna youth danced with it, and now modern ladies and gentlemen will also be able to enjoy the elegance, delicacy, and the light humor of the songs from our music heritage...

"I consider that the "retro" style, in which the album "Dahlia" is performed, is elegant – Oleh Skrypka says. – Moreover, jazz, tango, foxtrot, swing are generally considered European and overseas genres, and with this project I want to demonstrate that our country as well has its own rich, unique and high quality music history."