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How Folk Music Defeated the Soviet Union
In one of the most remarkable non-violent revolutions in history, the people of Estonia used music as their greatest weapon. For decades under Soviet rule, Estonians gathered to sing folk songs that ...
A wedding necklace and Polish dumplings will be part of a mission to the International Space Station
What do a wedding necklace, Polish savory dumplings and a photo of Hungary’s first astronaut have in common? The four members ...
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King pledges to lend his watercolours to Polish cultural centre in London
Charles visited the Polish Social and Cultural Association in Hammersmith to show his support for the UK’s Polish community.
Back in the USSR: Putin revives Soviet-era 'Eurovision' with new allies
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a revival of the Soviet answer to the Eurovision Song Contest in an effort to ...
3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Musicians Ask, ‘Will We Ever Go Home?’
The Kyiv Symphony’s players are building new lives as refugees in a German town. But they face shifting attitudes about ...
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100-Year-old Piano Prodigy Is Last Surviving Pupil of Rachmaninov–She Even Dropped an Album at 97
My Life in Music is an ebony and ivory journey through a distinguished career that included studying under the legendary ...
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Ukraine folk artists harness music to fight Russian 'assimilation'
Ukraine folk artists harness music to fight Russian 'assimilation' A Ukrainian band is treating international audiences to their country's traditional folk music, spiced up with world music and some ...
Western Pennsylvania musicians strive to preserve polka tradition
Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were raised ...