Innesa. Gerdan. New sound of ethnic Ukraine. // www.UMKA.com.ua

Modernization of Ukrainian folklore becomes more and more widespread and perhaps, it touches particularly music. Sometimes such attempts are funny, sometimes awful, but more often they seem to be pertinent, extravagant and in addition they are under the category of commercial interest. This sounds good as enthusiasts get to the core and commerce goes far and wide. This album is a successful combination of both. Innesa is not only a good violinist, but also due to classic education she is aware of traditions and has an aptitude to creative thinking. Using various samples of electro music and modern rhythms she makes a step towards large audience. This enables her to appeal to everyone, who is interested in ethnic music but prefers experiments with ethnic motifs to authentic performance. Actually, some violinists have already made attempts do something like that but no one has ever reached such quality as you can find in this work. So now what you can do is just listen to this album and make sure that besides everything mentioned it is simply light and pleasant music.

Harmony of Nature. Summer.

...the disc combines such directions as ambient, lounge and classics. The result – orchestrated melodies accompanied by sounds of nature and modern electronic rhythms, the easy and cheerful atmosphere of leisure. Besides, all of that is also seasoned with ethnic colors – not too thickly, but pleasantly.

Domestic price: 49.14UAH, International price: $10.92USD

Ruslana. Wild Energy.

"Amazon" became the messenger of changes – though interesting but still a test of forces, reconnaissance of other territories. Now this is obvious, because "Wild Energy", in its turn, is a weighty result of those very deep quality transformations. The disc should, obviously, become the head stone in creating the image of a new Ruslana – and it has everything necessary for that. This is really another quality of music, and not only music.

Domestic price: 67.14UAH, International price: $14.92USD

Serhiy Zakharec'. Huljay, molodyy! /digi-pack/. (Make Merry, Youth!)

The project "Make Merry, Youth!" is an attempt to connect in the ethno-pop music genre reconstructed samples of folk and professional traditions of the center and east of Ukraine, use authentic music instruments, playing techniques and sound scales for their full-fledged introduction into modern youth culture. And also – to make the ear of a wide audience of listeners used to the new timbre...

Domestic price: 49.14UAH, International price: $10.92USD

Max Chorny. The New Sound of Ethnic Ukraine.

In spite of the fact that this album is an electronic one, personally I associate it with my childhood, though being a child I knew nothing about electronic music. May be, the explanation is that the album contains the melodies, which I heard by radio in those times.

Domestic price: 49.14UAH, International price: $10.92USD

Innesa. Gerdan. New sound of ethnic Ukraine.

Harmony of Nature. Summer.

Ruslana. Wild Energy.

Serhiy Zakharec'. Huljay, molodyy! /digi-pack/. (Make Merry, Youth!)

Max Chorny. The New Sound of Ethnic Ukraine.

Ruslana. Dyki Tanci. (Wild dances)

Rosava. Prosto Neba. (On the open air)