Haydamaky - Bohuslav

Description: Artist: Bohuslav / Genre: World Music / Label: EMI Ukraine / Release Date: 2004

Newest Review: ... electronic and rock at just the right moments. Despite the modern additions, this still sounds like an old school band ... more

... partying hard on Ukrainian farmland. The amazingly in-tune voices of the chanting Ukrainian girls are full of emotion and expresson. The thing with Hutzul music is that due to the location of the regions Bucovina and Transcarpathian being close to Romania and due to the history, there is a distinct Turkish and Balkan flavour to the music. However it's not full out Balkan and provides a nice crossroads sound between Russian folk music and Balkan. This album released in 2004 is much more stripped down to a folkier s...more

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Haydamaky - Bohuslav: Very good but possibly not the band's best (334 words)
by - written on 13/07/09 (Very useful, 8 readings)
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It seems like an eternity since I reviewed a Haydamaky album, so I was keen to write about some of the Ukrainians band's earlier albums. Singing solely in Ukrainian, this band of bygone era sounding folk artists have been gracing the music scene for almost 2 decades now. They make some of the most ethnically ancient music in Europe but at the same time some of the most modern by combining it with dub, ska, electronic and rock at just the right moments. Despite the modern additions, this still sounds like an old school band partying hard on Ukrainian farmland. The amazingly in-tune voices of the chanting Ukrainian girls are full of emotion and ... Read the complete review