«VOLODAR»
the Kyiv Folk group of the authentic singing

The artistic leader of collective is Margarita Skazhenik. 
She is the ethnographer and musicologist.

The folk band «Volodar» was created in 1993 year by Irina Klimenko under the movement of the “authentic singing”, founded by the Kyiv folk group “Drevo”. Since 2003 year the artistic leader of band is Margarita Skazhenik, who is the ethnographer, musicologist, teacher, researcher of the scientific research laboratory of musical ethnography at the National musical academy of Ukraine named by P.I.Chaykovskiy.

The folk band «Volodar» consits of young researcheres, teachers, students and graduates of the National musical academy of Ukraine named by P.I.Chaykovskiy, Kyiv National university of culture and arts and other institutes of Kyiv.

Our repertoire is based on materials of own research expeditions. We reproduce traditional songs and ceremonies of Poles'ya in an authentic manner (without any treatment), and also Zhitomir, Kyiv and Chernigov regions. Our suits are original Ukrainian national suits of XIX century.

The participants of band work with the last generation of owners of ethnic music in the research expeditions. They still remember how lyric songs and ancient sacral melodies of ancient Ukrainian holidays were carried out.

We, young researchers, are interested in ancient traditions and magic of the collective singing – which represents by itself the unison of vibrant timbres, which influence at the soul and nature, which mysticly influence both at performers and listeners.

A group performed Christmas Carol, Provodi Zimy, Zaklikanya vesny and round dance with singing, Kupalo, Zhnivni songs, and also wedding, lyric, soldiers's, humorous songs. A band is the permanent participant of Kyiv creative meetings of young people, numerous Kyiv holidays.  

Group “Volodar” is a laureate and student of international folk festivals “Pokut’” (Kharkiv, 1996), “Toloka” (Kharkiv, 1997), “Koljada” (Rivne, 1998), “Dzwiyki polnocy” (Gdansk, Poland, 1998), “Baltika-99” (Vilnius, Lithuania, 1999), International musical festival in town Llangollen (England, 2000), “Baltika-2003”  (Riga, Latvia, 2003),  “Kyivs’ka Rus’” (Kyiv, 2002, 2004, 2005), “Kraina Mriy” (Kyiv, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), “Truytsa to us’o Kusta” (Sarny, 2004), “Na Iwana na Kupala” (Dubichi Cercovni,  Poland, 2004), XIII festival of the Ukrainian culture on Pidlyashshi the "Pidlyashskaya osin’-2004" (Bel'sk Pidlyashskiy, Poland, 2004), festival „Rostoky” (Ivano-Francovsk, 2005), «Etnoevolyutsiya» (Kosmach, 2007)

Audiotracks of group are in CD-projects “Volodar, open a gate!”, “Ouch a long ago-a long ago”, “Kyivskaya Rus'” (2002), “Kyivskaya Rus'” (2004), “Christmas 2000”, “Go out, freckles”, “Kraina mriy” (Kyiv, 2004, 2005) „Zberimosja Rode” (2005).

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