The program “Congratulations to You”: musical greetings based on letters from viewers. The program is hosted by Oksana Pekun.

The program consists of songs performed by: Oleksandr Harkavago, Taras Petrynenko and Tetyana Gorobets, Oksana Pekun, Anatoliy Matviychuk and the band “Okean Elzy”.

“Congratulations” program

A story about the youth festival Fortress, which took place in the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. Hosted by Halyna. 

The video contains two parts of the program. Performers: The bands “Pranks”, “Chilibombers”, “A Couple of Normals”; Arina Domski sings; the bands “Divertants”, “TNMK”; electronic music performed by DJ KSS (Germany) and DJ Tapolsky;  the bands “P'yatyi Ugol”, “Marvel”, “My100”, “Bessoven”; Alyona Vinnytska sings; the bands “Petra”, “X-Presidents”, “Ot Vinta”; awarding of the winners; the band “Skryabin” performs. There are also interviews with band members and singers. 

Some songs and interviews are in russian. 

Festival “Fortress” 

Lviv, February 4, 2015.

Krakivska Street, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Thousands of people come throughout the day to say goodbye to the leader of the band “Skryabin” Andriy Kuzmenko.

Comments: fans of Kuzma's work Mykola Chernov, Natalia Babiak, Marta Pidhaina; Andriy Kuzmenko's friend, radio host Andriy Velykyi. 

Farewell to Kuzma Scriabin

A selection of songs for the twentieth episode of the UnZip podcast on the topic "The album “Semaphores”, musical Kharkiv of the 80s and 90s and why Germans don't understand Ukrainians." 

Listen to the podcast recording <a href="https://li.sten.to/7gmi5mdo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><ins>here</ins></a>

The playlist contains the following songs: 

1. Kharkiv Vocal Quartet: T. Levina, N. Martynova, V. Kaluzha, O. Kameristy, VIA "Rhythm" “Three Pines”. Authors B. Kyselev, S. Shumytsky. 1972. 
2. VIA "Rhythm" “I Sing About Kharkiv”. Authors Mykola Stetsyun, Volodymyr Orshansky. 1976. 
3. Orchestra of Folk Instruments of the Kharkiv Institute of Arts “Youth Overture”. Author Petro Haydamaka. 1980. 
4. Folklore Ensemble of the Village of Boguslavka, Kharkiv Region “The Cossack Mown the Grass Early”. 1982. 
5. Vitaly Bilonozhko “You Are My Land”. Authors Oleksandr Osadchy, Yuriy Rybchynsky. 1984. 
6. Choir of the Kharkiv Lysenko Opera Theater “We Remember Our Native Land. Author: Semen Hulak-Artemovskyi.” Recorded in 1985. 

UNZIP is a podcast immersion in the archives of Ukrainian music. You will hear how the host Albert Tsukrenko and the guests of the UnZip podcast are looking for answers to the questions of our musical identity. And most importantly, they will surprise you with songs found in the archives of Ukrainian Radio. 

Musical Kharkiv of the 80s and 90s (UnZip, episode #20) 

The video shows a concert by People's Artist of Ukraine Taras Petrynenko dedicated to the awarding of the title of Honored Artist. 

Performers: Taras Petrynenko, Tetyana Gorobets and the band “Grono”, Taisiya Povaliy, the band “Skryabin”, Ihor Bohdanov, Olha Yunakova, Valeriy Malyshev, Andriy Danylko (Verka Serdyuchka) and Oleksa Berest.

“Years fly like stars": a concert by Taras Petrynenko

Zakarpattia, 1999. The video shows the concert “Colors of Palanok Castle”. 

Performers: the chamber orchestra of the Transcarpathian Regional Philharmonic, the band “Skryabin”, Iryna Skazina, Oleksandr Tyshchenko, Taisiia Povaliy. 

The concert stage is set against the backdrop of the ancient Palanok Castle, which is located in the Transcarpathian city of Mukachevo. It is a unique example of medieval fortification architecture that combines different styles, an architectural monument of national importance.

“Colors of Palanok Castle": 1999

Fragment of a concert by singer Sofia Rotaru, April 15, 1998.

In the video, the singer performs one of her most famous songs - "Chervona Ruta", written by composer Volodymyr Ivasyuk.

Sofia Rotaru "Chervona Ruta"

The city of Novoyavorivsk, Lviv region, July 21, 1996. The video shows the fifth All-Ukrainian Festival of Children's and Youth Song “Young Galicia-96”.

The festival's qualifying competition was attended by 215 participants, with competitions in three age groups: junior, middle, and senior. The competition program featured 36 singers. 

Younger group (9-12 years old): Andriy Burmytsky, Maryana Bilozir, Maria Zubkevych, Ruslan Silchenko, Olga Gorska, Mykhailo Khoma. 

Middle group (13-15 years old): Halyna Halushko, Inna Korneliuk, Olesia Kyrychuk, Karina Tradadiuk, Dmytro Banov, Olga Kozlovska, Iryna Holubets, Maryna Smyrnova. 

Senior group (16-21 years old): Lyudmila Moskal, Elena Radishevskaya, Irina Dolya, Gennady Donetsky, Natalia Buchinskaya, Annichka Voronchak, Ruslan Talabira. 

The guests of the festival were the band “Skryabin”, Marian Shunevych, Anatoliy Matviychuk, Andriy Shtoiko, Tetiana Dmytriv, the dance group “Plastic Etude”, Taras Petrynenko and Tetiana Horobets.

Comments: festival participants Mariana Bilozir, Ruslan Silchenko, Olha Horska, Maria Zubkevych, Annychka Voronchak, Ruslan Talabira, Hennadiy Donetsky, Vitaliy Pavlik and others; Stepan Lukashyk, head of the festival's organizing committee, head of the Yavoriv district state administration; Andriy Murin, jury member and director of the Spivanochka-Jazochka Festival; jury members Bohdan Fedoryshyn and Stepan Datsiuk; Marian Shunevych, jury chairman; festival director Myroslav Turko and artistic director Oleh Turko.

Festival Moloda Halychyna

A selection of tracks for the nineteenth episode of the UnZip podcast on the topic “Lviv Retro from Yabtsyo Jazz to Gadiv.”  

Listen to the podcast recording <a href="https://li.sten.to/7gmi5mdo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><ins>here</ins></a>

The playlist contains the following songs:

1. VIA “Prometheus” “Beautiful Lviv woman”
2. Ensemble “Medicus” “Pyramid”
3. VIA “Vatra” “Bonfire smoke”
4. VIA “Arnika” “Stubborn girl”
5. “Merry violins” “Lviv evening”
6. Vika Vradiy “Draw me a night”
7. Gadyukin brothers “Consider the city”
8. Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Oleh Dorosh and the Pulse Ensemble “The Song Will Be Among Us”

UNZIP is a podcast immersion in the archives of Ukrainian music. You will hear how the host Albert Tsukrenko and the guests of the UnZip podcast are looking for answers to the questions of our musical identity. And most importantly, they will surprise you with songs found in the archives of Ukrainian Radio.

Lviv retro from “Yabtsyo Jazz” to “Gad” (UnZip, episode #19)

Vitebsk (Belarus), 1992. International Festival of Arts “Slavic Bazaar”.

The video shows the gala concert “Return to the Future” on the Day of Ukraine. The concert is attended by: Volodymyr Hryshko and Natalia Valevska, the Svityaz duo, the FREEDOM ballet, Gaitana, the Skryabin band, and the Okean Elzy band. 

“Slavic Bazaar": 2005 

The program “From Morning to Night” is on video: a selection of songs from the 90s. 

The singers are: Oleksandr Ponomarev, Yurko Yurchenko, Ani Lorak, Viktor Pavlik, Oksana Pekun, Kateryna Buzhynska, Garik Krychevskyi, the band VV, Pikardiyska Tertsiya, Natalia Valevska, Volodymyr Zasukhin, the Ex-Presidents band, the Volia ensemble with the participation of the Bryats-Band. 

“From Morning to Night": songs of the 90s

This is an audio program by Lviv Radio. In the studio, the sixties writer Mykola Wingranowski talks about his new collection On the Silver Coast and reads his own works.

The material was digitized by the team of the “House of Sound” department of Lviv Radio with the assistance of the Department of Composition and the Problematic Research Laboratory of Musical Ethnology of the Mykola Lysenko National Music Academy.