March 2, 1975: Russian folk singer Lyudmila Zykina, backed by the 13-piece Moscow Balalaika Orhcestra, got together with an American audience in Illinois State University's Union Auditorium on ...

Many Western analysts believe that President Vladimir Putin long dreamed of absorbing Ukraine into Russian territory even before the February 2022 full-scale invasion. In conversation, the singer ...

People's Artist of Russia Nadezhda Babkina does not need the title of Prima Donna, which was previously assigned to the ...

Back to homepage / Live news Ukraine folk artists harness music to fight Russian 'assimilation' Paris (AFP) – A Ukrainian band is treating international audiences to their country's traditional ...

Nina Garenetska from the Ukrainian folk music quartet DakhaBrakha speaks to the audience as she performs on stage at the Cabaret Sauvage in Paris on January 22, 2025. — Photo: Sébastien DUPUY / AFP ...