The first desire to listen to this disc appears in you when you only see it, or keep it in your hands – it is so beautifully done that you somehow feel its inner accuracy. Later you read the booklet and you want to listen to it, to get acquainted with the people, about whom it narrates, to listen about everything by yourself. Then you listen to it and the desire to listen only grows in you. Moreover, another feeling grows in you, too, and this feeling is the gratitude simply for the fact that this joy really exists, right now, somewhere far away – but this joy is so light that it seems to be quite near. It is a real wandering through colourful villages. Genuine meetings and acquaintances not only with music, but also with people, through whom it does not simply flow, but beams, warms and open. There are so many things in this music and in this singing, which we forget, living in our cities, working, sitting in front of screens, that you even lack words to express your feelings. This music and this singing are full of philanthropy, transparency and the sun. Well, I will not go on, you’d better listen.
Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)
This CD is a remastered edition of "Chorny Potik".
"Ukrainian Ethnic Music" series came out of many ethnographical expeditions to different region of Ukraine. Compact discs have stylish design. In the colourful booklets you will find information about the places where recordings were made, stories about performers, lyrics of the songs etc. Information is given in Ukrainian and English.
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