Julian Kytasty - Songs of Truth: Music and Song from the Kobzar Tradition of Ukraine

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - SFW CD 40605

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: Canada and Ukraine
Released: 2025
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, & World
[Tracklist]
01 Guardian Angel (Ангел-хранитель) (03:32)
02 O Holy God (Святий Боже) (03:34)
03 The Flood (Потоп) (02:55)
04 Savradym (Сaврaдим) (00:58)
05 Captive’s Lament (Невільницький плач) (06:40)
06 Waiting for the Porridge (Кисіль) (03:36)
07 Khoma and Yarema (Про Хому і Ярему) (10:12)
08 To Every City Its Customs and Laws (Всякому городу нрав і права (02:49)
09 Song of Truth (Про Правду) (04:09)
10 Bondarivna (Про Бондарівну) (04:17)
11 Kozachok (Козачок) (01:30)
12 The Noblewoman (Про дворянку) (03:25)
13 Metelytsia (Mетелиця) (01:23)
14 The Last Judgement (Про Страшний суд) (04:47)
15 The Sinner at the Gates of Heaven (Множество аз согреших) (03:38)
[Credits]
Producer: Marcia Ostashewski, Engineer: Christopher Jones, Designer: Darene Roma Yavorsky
[Notes]
Julian Kytasty is celebrated around the world as a master of the bandura. This plucked-string instrument has become a symbol of Ukraine through its association with the deep tradition of the kobzari. On Songs of Truth: Music and Song from the Kobzar Tradition of Ukraine, he brings expressive clarity and vibrancy to this centuries-old repertoire of these blind bards through skillfully retold historical epics, timeless philosophical songs, biting satire, and joyful dance tunes.