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Borys Hmyrya. Ukrainian folk songs with accompaniment of the Capella of bandurists.

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Borys Hmyrya. Ukrainian folk songs with accompaniment of the Capella of bandurists.

He was born in a pure family in which even bread was cut into thin slices with a thread. It happened to be that since childhood till death the course of his life was not easy – notwithstanding even the world fame. But it was exactly in his childhood when his parents inculcated real and deep love to folk songs in him. You see, there are nearly 300 folk songs in his repertoire. This disc highlights the times when Borys Hmyrya, being already the Artist, performed with Kapella of Bandura players of Ukraine. As he himself used to say, the variety art presented Ukrainian folk songs too one-sidedly – only facetious and everyday songs were performed. Now you will feel how the interweaving of his wonderful voice and the Kapella performance raise a Ukrainian song high up to the skies revealing people’s soul, his inspiration, tragedy and glory of his paths. You will feel that in folk songs this striving for the highest freedom merges with Borys Hmyrya’s voice and makes the space widen and the soul tremble. It seems that even walls widen by the force of this inner power.

Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)

Publisher: JRC
Catalogue number: JRC 01209-2
Year: 2001

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1.  The wide river of Dnieper roars and moans (Reve ta stohne Dnipr shyrokyj)
2.  B. Hmyrya about the performance of Ukrainian folk songs (B. Hmyrja pro vykonannja ukrajins'kyh narodnyh pisen')
3.  Оі, the oak, what is happened? (Oj choho ty, dube)
4.  Оі, under a cherry, under a crab cherry (Oj pid vyshneju, pid chereshneju)
5. Mp3My brother, are you hearing? (Chujesh, brate mij)
6. Mp3A moonshiny night (Nich jaka misjachna)
7.  The Sun rises beyond the Sybir (Za Sybirom sonce shodyt')
8.  My thoughts, my thoughts (Dumy moji, dumy moji)
9.  When two are separated (Koly rozluchajut'sja dvoje)
10.  Mist moves in a ravine (Ta tuman jarom kotyt'sja)
11. Mp3Оі, wind flies in the field (Oj u poli viter vije)
12.  Moon in the sky (Misjac' na nebi)
13.  My fate, where do you come? (De ty brodysh, moja dole?)
14.  Volokh's thought (Duma Voloha)
15.  Black eyebrows, black eyes (Chorniji brovy, kariji ochi)
16.  Let us, brothers, sit at the cup (Jak zasjadem, brattja, bilja chary)
  Encores
17.  I am looking at the sky (Dyvljus' ja na nebo)
18.  Оі, Godfather pays court to Godmother (Oj, kum do kumy zalycjavsja)
19.  If I were to take a bandura (Vzjav by ja banduru)
20.  Where do you ride, Yavtukh? (Ta kudy jidesh, Javtushe?)
21. Mp3Indeed, Godfather had bees (Ta buly v kuma bdzholy)
 Total playing time: 71:29

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Reviews (4)

  , Wiesbaden, Germany
14-08-2006 12:18

Fantastic! Borys Hmyrya ranks among the best artists in the world. He recorded the songs on this CD in 1957 at the height of his career. He sings with the Bandurists Chours of Kyiv. Every song is worth the price of the whole CD. My favorite is Vzav Bu Ya Banduru (If I were to take the Bandura I'd play what I know). I've heard many renditions of that song but no one equals Hmyrya and the Bandurists. Also, It was inspiring to hear Hmyrya's short narrative defending Ukraining Music, a brave thing to do in the 1950's during Soviet times.


  Лазарєв І.
11-05-2006 20:24

Гарний диск. Один примірник подарував знайомій, другий залишив собі. Батьки (60 І 54) були дуже задоволені. Вони поціновувачі Гмирі.


  , Rishon Le-Zion, Israel
12-03-2006 23:44

Вiн найсправжнiй генiй! Пiсля 10 рокiв життя в Iзраiлю, я був заворожений, майже плакав, чуючи цей диск, хоч за цiй перiод чув iнших украiнських виконавцев. Це найсправдi високе мистецтво.
Щиро дякую.


  , Луганськ, Україна
16-07-2005 15:53

Дуже подобається слухати пісні славетного українського співака Бориса Гмирі, спів якого зачаровує, та надихає на творчу працю... Щире спасибі Фонду Бориса Гмирі, який дає можливість нам слухати і незабувати геніїв України, а також Наталії за подарований диск неперевершеного співака Бориса Гмирі!