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Yuliya Roma. Raduysya. Ukrainian carols. /digi-pack/. (Rejoice) | | Track
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Oddly enough, till now in the Ukrainian jazz discography there were only two albums of Christmas and New Year music (by the bands ManSound and ShockolaD). It's nice that Yulia Roma decided to join in filling the gap – and she did so, of course, at a high quality level. Actually, one could hardly expect anything else – with such experience and with such musicians... Though, just because of the experience and teamwork – probably, there was a great temptation to resort to absolute experimentation (of course, they still could not do without that). But preference is given to an attempt to preserve identity and beauty of each song. To enrich them with modern colors without destroying the subtle paths of the light joy inherent in Christmas carols and shchedrivkas – which is not an easy task. Since it requires great attention and tolerance. Finally, it just requires love for this music, for the roots – and love that is creative. And it seems – they have succeeded. Anton Yozhyk Leyba (Hedgehog)
Yuliya Roma – vocal Natalia Lebedeva – keyboards Kostyantyn Ionenko – bass-guitar Alex Fantaev – drums
Publisher: Comp music
Catalogue number: 5099995544427
Year: 2011
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- Yuliya Roma
Domestic price: 306.60UAH
International price: $21.90USD
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| CD1 |
| 1. |
| Good evening Host (Dobryy vechir tobi, pane hospodarju)
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| 2. |
| Oh, gray cuckoo (Oy, syvaja ta i zozulen‘ka)
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| 3. |
 | Mr. Host
(Oy, chy je, chy nema pan hospodar doma?)
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| 4. |
| Peahen's walking
(Pavochka khodyt‘)
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| Last night (Oy uchora, izvechora)
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| 6. |
| Carols
(Koljadka)
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| 7. |
| Steep mountain sad
(Zazhurylasja krutaja hora)
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| There's a new Joy (Nova radist‘ stala)
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| 9. |
| Schedryk-Schedryk
(Shchedryk-shchedryk)
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| 10. |
| The singing of angels (Prolunav spiv anheliv)
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| | Total playing time: 54:07 |
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