Concertgoers filled Carnegie Hall on a rainy Thursday in October 1922 for a 35-piece performance by the Ukrainian National Choir. It was the first stop on an American tour to promote Ukrainian culture ...

Faced with Russia’s efforts to erase Ukrainian culture, people have embraced traditional music as a way to reconnect with their past and affirm their identity. Roksolaniya, a traditional Ukrainian ...

An annual celebration of Ukrainian arts and culture is returning to the Philadelphia suburbs this summer. The 2024 Ukrainian Folk Festival is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Tryzub Ukrainian ...

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KYIV — Yurii Ivaskevych’s military call sign is Pavarotti, a nod to his former life as a barrel-chested opera singer in east Ukraine — a life he thought he left behind when he enlisted the morning ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Performing this year’s Festival International, Yagódy a European band ready to bring Ukrainian music to Acadiana. Yagódy, which in Ukranian translates to “berries,” is known to ...

HORSHAM — The 2025 Ukrainian Folk Festival will be held at the Ukrainian American Sport Center on August 24 from noon to 8 p.m. During the festival’s formal opening ceremony at 1:30 p.m., speakers ...

Derby Folk Festival is set to return to the city with an "expanded" programme this weekend. The event, now in its 19th year, will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This year's festival ...

A youth orchestra in the Kyiv region composes a symphonic poem recreating the sound of wartime nights in Ukraine.

Editor's note: For the holiday season, the Kyiv Independent has created a unique collection dedicated to Carol of the Bells.