Hanna Svirska ~ Yangola

Vangola brings back pleasant memories of French label Prikosnovénie, in multiple aspects from Hanna Svirska‘s fairy tale aesthetic to Sana Shahmuradova’s folklorish cover art.  The project is released on Kyiv’s Standard Deviation, who also released last year’s superlative compilation From Ukraine, For Ukraine.

Ukrainian Field Notes XXIII

Another episode, another milestone with 200+ interviews in almost 15 months since the full-scale invasion. For n. XXIII, we start off in the States speaking to Erlena Dlu about contemporary classical music, before heading to Dnipro, Ukraine, to discuss the

Ukrainian Field Notes II

According to figures from the UNHCR, almost a quarter of Ukraine’s population – more than 10 million people – have been forced from their homes. Some 3.7 million refugees have been forced to flee the country, making this the fastest-growing