Mama, Milfa, and the Gray Ladybug (UnZip, Episode #16)

A selection of songs for the sixteenth episode of the UnZip podcast on the theme “Mama, Milfa, Gray Sunshine”.

Listen to the podcast here: here

The playlist contains the following songs:

1. Oleksandr Taranets “Song about towels” (Serhiy's song from the movie Summer of Youth). Composed by Platon Maiboroda and Andriy Malyshko. Recorded in 1957.
2. VIA “Smerichka” and Nazariy Yaremchuk “Do you hear, Mom”. Written by Oleksandr Zlotnyk and Mykhailo Tkach. Recorded in 1984.
3. Nina Matvienko's “Song about a Mother”. Composed by Ihor Poklad and Borys Oliynyk. Recorded in 1980.
4. Diana Petrynenko “Evening Song”. Composed by Kyrylo Stetsenko, Volodymyr Samoilenko. Recorded in 1983.
5. VIA “Kobza” “In the Mother's Language”. By Yuriy Shevchenko, Mykola Syngayevsky. Recorded in 1987.
6. VIA “Vizerunky Shlyakhiv” “My mother used to beat me”. The music and lyrics are folk songs, arranged by Taras Petrynenko. Recorded in 1974.
7. Lullaby for Mother by Oleksandr Chepurnyi. Composed by Bohdan Yanivskyi and Bohdan Stelmakh. Recorded in 1982.
8. Konstantin Ognevy “Marigolds”. Composed by Volodymyr Vermenych and Mykola Syngaivskyi. Recorded in 1967.

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.