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

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

2025, 15 min

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 here

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.