Anatoliy Rudenko, Folklore Band "Kyiv". Veseli ukrajins'ki narodni pisni. (Merry Ukrainian Folk Songs)

In fact, Anatoly Rudenko himself is an absolutely self-sufficient creative personality able to attract audience. Similarly, folklore group "Kyiv" has its own sounding, therefore it does not need any urgent reinforcement. But, you should agree, a successful creative tandem – it is also good and interesting. We see in this case that collaboration has developed well. On the one hand – saturated, varied displays of the instrumental constituent of the group. Here, there are no innovative arrangements, but there is the quality of performance, which attracts with its sincerity, clarity of lines. There are also here two songs in variety art arrangement – but we could consider it as a sort of exceptions. And on the other hand – the voice of Anatoly Rudenko. Nice, deep baritone, in which there is both velvet and hardness mixed in correct proportions, that is why to listen to this voice is real pleasure. Real masculine voice – quiet but strong. Even without the back-vocals it would sound beautifully, but with them it acquires its sparkle. Add here the theme of the album declared in its name – here, actually, it is. Merry songs, when they are sung beautifully, – that is good indeed.