Cvite teren. Ukrainian ethnic music.

There is some general impression of this entire story. A simple impression. Thank God, there still exist people on the earth who in contrast to most of us not only listen to songs. These are the people who sing. These are the people who make recordings.

Left-bank Kyivshchina might have been influenced by Russian culture more than other regions. This fact becomes apparent from vocabulary, repertory and musical instruments – you see, even balalaika is played there. Still, in any case, today it is our culture and a part of our tradition, though not so old. All the same, if singing is really beautiful, then it is really beautiful, whatever it may be caused by. This particular singing is exactly like that. I am even glad that I do not come to know the particulars and that’s why I can simply listen and feel an ingenuous pleasure of it. I can be amazed again and again, as if it were for the first time, at how nicely our people sing and how melodious our language is. I am glad that all that exists and I can join to it. I can join to it not like a connoisseur, but simply to join, that’s all. Let it be this way. Like a human being.

Anton Jozhik Leyba (Hedgehog)

This CD is a remastered edition of "Tradition songs of Kyiv region. Authentic performing".

"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.