Raisa Kyrychenko. Moya podruho myla. (My Dear Friend) // www.UMKA.com.ua

It appears that a couple of years ago one our publishing house without unnecessary row realized the second release of several albums by Raisa Kyrychenko – but then those discs for some reason did not reach the audience. Well, and now all you can see these recording here. And if we have already presented the albums "I am Your Cossack" and "Our Destiny is Two Wings" here before, the disk "My Dear Friend" has now appeared here for the first time. We believe that its appearance will be a great present for all fans of Raisa Kyrychenko's art – and there are enough of them both in Ukraine, and beyond its borders. In the end, Raisa Kyrychenko was one of the most noticeable representatives of the variety folklore genre on our scene, and quite a lot of songs exactly due to her performance have now transformed into – folk songs. And another aspect: the track list of this album does not overlap with the content of the two albums mentioned before – therefore, we believe, here you will really be able to discover recordings inaccessible before.

Natalka Samsonova. Vsi moji pisni. (All of My Songs)

Honestly speaking, it is even strange how she succeeded in combining so quietly, without tension these different things – but she did succeed in that, no doubt. Moreover, all that together generates some new sensations – ambiguous but interesting. In any case, it seems that this disc is really able to make fans of Ukrainian variety art happy – because, evidently, nobody has yet introduced it in this form.

Domestic price: 158.20UAH, International price: $11.30USD

Iryna Shynkaruk. Tse moja i tvoja Ukrajina. (This is my and your Ukraine)

She appears on TV and radio not so often as, for example, Povaliy or Bilozir. And it’s a pity, because at her early twenties Iryna Shynkaruk is inferior to none of her more experienced colleagues. She can represent Ukrainian variety revealing its bright sides better than many singers.

Domestic price: 208.60UAH, International price: $14.90USD

Lyudmyla Yermakova. Pisnja zhyttja moho. (Song of My Life)

Lyudmyla Yermakova, obviously, has nothing to complain about – she has not only achieved success and recognition, but she keeps writing and singing. A lot of her songs have appeared, so to say, in the treasury of Ukrainian variety art. You will hear the songs that are the reflection of all the mentioned talents: here, she is both the composer and the poetess, and in a few cases – the performer as well.

Domestic price: 180.60UAH, International price: $12.90USD