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Fine City: ‘A Place Where You Feel Freedom’
The Faine Misto (Fine City) Festival in Lviv gathers a wide spectrum of people reveling in a refusal to be cowed by Russia’s attempt to take their freedom away.
Sept. 4, 2025
War in Ukraine
Music Under Fire: How Ukraine’s Festivals Survive the War
Amid war, Ukraine’s music festivals endure, blending culture, solidarity, and survival as artists and audiences keep the beat of life alive.
Aug. 20, 2025
Ukraine
Mosh Pits and Military Aid: Inside Ukraine’s Loudest Act of Resistance
At Faine Misto Festival, stage dives, punk-funk chaos, and hip hop anthems share space with air raid sirens and donation drives. For Ukraine’s artists and fans, the volume is part of the fight.
Aug. 10, 2025
Ukraine
British Rock Band Hardwicke Circus Brings High-Energy Show – and a Message of Solidarity – to Kyiv
British rockers Hardwicke Circus bring their high-energy “Songs of Freedom” tour to Kyiv on July 2, raising funds for Ukraine’s front line with every show.
July 1, 2025
UK
UK Rock Band to Embark on Ukrainian Charity Concert Tour
Hardwicke Circus, a rock band from Carlisle in northwest England, has announced that its tour alongside Ukrainian band Okazia will kick off in Czechia on June 8.
June 7, 2025
Music
Ukraine Folk Artists Harness Music to Fight Russian ‘Assimilation’
After a two-year break due to the Russian invasion, DakhaBrakha, which has been around for two decades, resumed touring.
Jan. 25, 2025
War in Ukraine
How Musicians Use Their Cultural Identity to Fight
The war continues in Ukraine, and Ukrainian musicians are using their talents to help the effort.
Jan. 13, 2025
US
Where Have All the Flowers Gone in Ukraine? Remembering US Folk Great Peter Yarrow
Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, has died at the age 86, but his cover of an anti-war song, which serves as a poignant reminder of the futility of war, has come full circle back to Ukraine.
Jan. 8, 2025
Italy
Music as Response to Russian Missile Attacks
Two Puccini operas staged at the Odesa Opera House in collaboration with Italian institutions exemplify the port city’s defiance of Russia’s attempts to bomb Ukrainians into capitulation.
Dec. 28, 2024
Ukraine
‘Ukraine Doing Everything to Ensure 2025 Becomes a Year of Lasting Peace’ – Ukraine at War Update for Dec. 25
Zelensky promises to seek peace in 2025; Ukrainian families celebrate Christmas at the cemetery; and inside the war-time legacy of ‘Shchedryk’ and ‘Carol of the Bells,’ from Pokrovsk to the world.
Dec. 25, 2024
Music
‘Carol of the Bells’ – A Melody From Ukraine’s Pokrovsk
The melody from Carol of the Bells comes from Ukraine’s Pokrovsk, a city the Russians are desperately trying to capture and rid of Ukrainians.
Nov. 10, 2024
US
Quincy Jones US Music Giant and Ukraine Supporter, Dies at Age 91
The 28-time Grammy winner and producer of Michael Jackson’s bestselling “Thriller” album was also a vocal supporter of Ukraine’s 2014 Euromaidan revolution.
Nov. 5, 2024
France
Ukrainian Pianist Alexey Botvinov Awarded Prestigious French Honor
He found himself outside of Ukraine when the full-scale invasion began and has since then been raising funds for the Ukrainian cause with his concerts.
Oct. 17, 2024
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Ukraine
[VIDEO] Ukrainian Band Okean Elzy Shifts Concert to Subway as Sirens Rang Across Kyiv
Ukrainian band Okean Elzy’s 30th-anniversary concert moved to the underground bomb shelter, with fans joining in on the chorus as air raid sirens blasted across the Ukrainian capital.
Oct. 17, 2024
Germany
Unknown Teenage Mozart Composition Discovered in Germany
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown composition by a teenage Mozart in a German library while working on the new edition of the archive of his musical works.
Sept. 21, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Aiming to Destroy Ukraine’s Cultural Identity
INTERVIEW: Stewart is not Ukrainian. He is an American without any Ukrainian roots. Nonetheless, he is a convinced and tireless evangelist of Ukraine’s traditions.
July 7, 2024