By Keith Walsh
It goes without saying that these are terrible times for the people of Ukraine. Beyond the noise of corporate news, music informs us in ways that words cannot. This electronic version of an Ukrainian folk song by 6^th Crowd reflects the heritage of the people currently under attack. 6^th Crowd is the project of Dari Maksymova, who was fortunate to have been in Ireland during the Russian invasion due to a chance visit.

The tune uses a popular folk melody from a traditional harvest song, with lyrics by the Ukrainian people, modified with a hypnotic synth bass and analog drum machine.

As Maksymova writes: “I didn’t know if I’d have a chance to release it later. In my research, as I learned more about folk Ukrainian music, I noticed that modern culture has plenty of references to music from western and central parts of my country, but nothing from the east.  Nothing from my home. Culturally it simply didn’t exist. So I decided I wanted to change that balance and bring songs from East Ukraine back to life, to remind myself and everyone that Donbas is a historical part of Ukraine, no matter how badly Putin wants to destroy it.” All proceeds will be donated to Vostok SOS, whose humanitarian campaign helps folks evacuate and providing humanitarian aid and psychosocial support.”

By supporting this song, you’ll be supporting refugees in their struggle to relocate, and providing emotional support and other critical needs. Please help.

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