Julian Kytasty - Songs of Truth: Music and Song from the Kobzar Tradition of Ukraine (2025)

Julian Kytasty is celebrated around the world as a master of the bandura. This plucked-string instrument has become a symbol of Ukraine through its association with the deep tradition of the kobzari. On Songs of Truth: Music and Song from the Kobzar Tradition of Ukraine, he brings expressive clarity and vibrancy to this centuries-old repertoire of these blind bards through skillfully retold historical epics, timeless philosophical songs, biting satire, and joyful dance tunes.

Tracklist:
1-1 Julian Kytasty - Guardian Angel (Ангел-хранитель) [3:32]
1-2 Julian Kytasty - O Holy God (Святий Боже) [3:34]
1-3 Julian Kytasty - The Flood (Потоп) [2:55]
1-4 Julian Kytasty - Savradym (Сaврaдим) [0:58]
1-5 Julian Kytasty - Captive’s Lament (Невільницький плач) [6:40]
1-6 Julian Kytasty - Waiting for the Porridge (Кисіль) [3:36]
1-7 Julian Kytasty - Khoma and Yarema (Про Хому і Ярему) [10:12]
1-8 Julian Kytasty - To Every City Its Customs and Laws (Skovorodyns’ka) [Всякому городу нрав і права] (Сковородинська) [2:50]
1-9 Julian Kytasty - Song of Truth (Про Правду) [4:09]
1-10 Julian Kytasty - Bondarivna (Про Бондарівну) [4:18]
1-11 Julian Kytasty - Kozachok (Козачок) [1:30]
1-12 Julian Kytasty - The Noblewoman (Про дворянку) [3:25]
1-13 Julian Kytasty - Metelytsia (Mетелиця) [1:24]
1-14 Julian Kytasty - The Last Judgement (Про Страшний суд) [4:47]
1-15 Julian Kytasty - The Sinner at the Gates of Heaven (Множество аз согреших) [3:38]