What cool Ukranian musicians can I support on Bandcamp?
February 28, 2022 10:55 AM Subscribe
I love music! I love Bandcamp! But I find their search functions to be iffy at best. Can you recommend Ukranian musicians and artists I can investigate and support on Bandcamp?
I like most kinds of music except New Country, and have been listening to a lot of downtempo, leftfield hip-hop, skittery electronic stuff and jazz lately. I'm also always up for folk/traditional music.
I like most kinds of music except New Country, and have been listening to a lot of downtempo, leftfield hip-hop, skittery electronic stuff and jazz lately. I'm also always up for folk/traditional music.
Best answer: I don't think they're on Bandcamp, but just leaving this here: Selo i Ludy are in Kharkiv, and staying put it seems. Here's a previous post about them.
They have been livestreaming almost daily for the last few days on their Youtube channel. Here's the last one (as of this writing) from about 20 hours ago.
Kharkiv is under heavy bombardment today.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 11:42 AM on February 28, 2022
They have been livestreaming almost daily for the last few days on their Youtube channel. Here's the last one (as of this writing) from about 20 hours ago.
Kharkiv is under heavy bombardment today.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 11:42 AM on February 28, 2022
Best answer: DakhaBrakha is a favorite of mine
posted by medeine at 11:54 AM on February 28, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by medeine at 11:54 AM on February 28, 2022 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Releases tagged (and geotagged) Ukraine at Bandcamp.
posted by mykescipark at 1:04 PM on February 28, 2022
posted by mykescipark at 1:04 PM on February 28, 2022
Best answer: Atmasfera is a fun world music type band with some folk sounds.
posted by I claim sanctuary at 1:18 PM on February 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by I claim sanctuary at 1:18 PM on February 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
Best answer: CDM just recently linked to an excellent and growing crowd-sourced collection of Ukrainian musicians and labels. The post also has a bunch of embedded mixes and playlists with a more electronic/experimental focus.
posted by parm at 1:35 PM on February 28, 2022
posted by parm at 1:35 PM on February 28, 2022
Best answer: No Clean Singing has a two part post with Ukrainian musicians: part 1 (black metal) and part 2 (other metal genres).
posted by skycrashesdown at 2:15 PM on February 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by skycrashesdown at 2:15 PM on February 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Doom/Psychedelic/Stoner Rock bands
https://somaliyachtclub.bandcamp.com/
https://stonedjesus.bandcamp.com/
https://etherealriffian.bandcamp.com/
https://soom.bandcamp.com/
https://bomg.bandcamp.com/music
posted by fings at 2:21 PM on February 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
https://somaliyachtclub.bandcamp.com/
https://stonedjesus.bandcamp.com/
https://etherealriffian.bandcamp.com/
https://soom.bandcamp.com/
https://bomg.bandcamp.com/music
posted by fings at 2:21 PM on February 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Seconding DakhaBrakha. They blend folk music with a lot of different styles. Very flavorful.
posted by polecat at 5:06 PM on February 28, 2022
posted by polecat at 5:06 PM on February 28, 2022
Not exactly what you're looking for but the dub/world musician Jah Wobble has just released this track on Bandcamp to mark the week's events: Tragic Slavic Dub.
posted by Paul Slade at 12:18 AM on March 1, 2022
posted by Paul Slade at 12:18 AM on March 1, 2022
Not on Bandcamp, but I also went looking for folk music and found the Veryovka National Choir, founded in 1943 in Kharkiv by Grigori Veryovka, who seems to have been to Ukraine approximately what Ralph Vaughan Williams is to England, or Aaron Copland to America.
Here's their YouTube channel-- views must help them, I think?
Their most recent video as of 12 days ago, commemorating the dead of 2014: "In 2014, Ukrainians were able to win their right to live freely in a democratic, European state, and they will be able to do so now. We are forever grateful for the freedom of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred and we will continue to defend our will." [Google Translate, so might not be the most accurate]
Another slow, atmospheric favourite of mine: Tuman Yarom (Mist in the valley). There's a slight hiss on the sound which might be distracting, but the song is amazing.
There are also lots of upbeat numbers, some with dancing. I've bought some of their albums and am looking for more. I devoutly hope all these artists and their families are alive and safe right now.
posted by Pallas Athena at 12:54 PM on March 4, 2022
Here's their YouTube channel-- views must help them, I think?
Their most recent video as of 12 days ago, commemorating the dead of 2014: "In 2014, Ukrainians were able to win their right to live freely in a democratic, European state, and they will be able to do so now. We are forever grateful for the freedom of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred and we will continue to defend our will." [Google Translate, so might not be the most accurate]
Another slow, atmospheric favourite of mine: Tuman Yarom (Mist in the valley). There's a slight hiss on the sound which might be distracting, but the song is amazing.
There are also lots of upbeat numbers, some with dancing. I've bought some of their albums and am looking for more. I devoutly hope all these artists and their families are alive and safe right now.
posted by Pallas Athena at 12:54 PM on March 4, 2022
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posted by eotvos at 11:24 AM on February 28, 2022