Ukrainian bandura instruments and chorus (part 1)

The bandura is a Ukrainian national instrument. It can be compared to a mandolin. This chorale plays and sings. The Shevchenko Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus was formed in 1918, has been thru several phases, and is centered in Detroit USA. These recordings were made in the 1950s-1970s period. It is art of the highest level.

1) Oy Divchino, shumit hiy - Hey girl, the wind is rustling thru the grove. Forget your other lovers...will you marry me?
This melody became popular in Europe as "Listen".
2) Chervona Kalina - The Red Rose is hanging low because Ukraine is sad. Let's lift it up. (guelder rose)
3) Vstavay Narode - Arise, Nation.

The group has a website at www.bandura.org.
For more on the subject you can see the 1962 kozak movie "Taras Bulba".
No, don't call it Russian or a balalaika. (

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[starysukysyn]

This is one of the better arrangements and performance, mostly as I remember from my childhood.

Thank you!

Це один з кращих вистав, як я пам'ятаю з мого дитинства.

[532259alexandre]

Красиві і сильні українські пісні, вітаємо!

[alexejandrej]

Thank you for the songs. Beautiful music.

[smunp]

what beautiful music!

[chengloki]

Nice write up of the bandura. it left out a very important point. The bandura was created by Kozaks blinded in battle. They formed the bandura in order to live. Kozaks don't beg. =Stefan=

[lesia72able]

nema hiczoho harnijshoho

[Marouk100]

I love it !!!

[tamiatami]

@ediunicko

si, concordo. e' molto bella la melodia. poi anche la lingua e' molto dolce. ho tante simpatie per loro.

Eddy, grazie per la condivisione!!!

[ediunicko]

Amazing ensamble. Very good instrument Bandura.

[IndependantW]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! The second the first song began to play it transported me back to my childhood and I began to sing along. I grew up on this music and I guess it's in my DNA.

Nothing like a Ukraininan men's chorus with those soaring tenors and deep, deep basses. Thanks for keeping this old music going.