In 2019 I made "Misiats" based on the Ukrainian folk song "Oy, ty misyatsyu / Ой, ти місяцю" ("Oh you are the moon, I'm a bright star") performed by the Mutyn village women's folk choir from the Krolovets region, Sumy province in Ukraine.
It will be released on record "Misiats EP" upcoming in 2022 on Counter 99. I would like to share this track as a single on bandcamp with all sales going to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the crisis through
wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
The claim by Putin of Ukraine being a Soviet invention that lacks a distinct culture, undeserving of its own country, is a monstrous lie.
My Mother was born into an Ukrainian immigrant family in the rural Alberta community Derwent in Canada. This community was almost entirely Ukrainian, most who had come to Canada in the early 1900s on promise of land and to escape serfdom and later collectivism. They kept their language and traditions, remaining wholly Ukrainain. Despite being the second generation born in Canada, my Mother spoke nothing but Ukrainian until she was 6 years old.
I was raised with many of the same practices and feel more closely connected to the Ukrainian culture than any other. It is a distinct culture with roots thousands of years old that has survived countless invasions and attempts at erasure.
Slava Ukraini!
Heroyem Slava!
released March 4, 2022
Produced by LNS.
Mix engineering by DJ Sotofett.
Mastered by Lawrie Immersion.