Sonata - Ukraine
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Channel: Journeyman Pictures · 2007 · News & Politics
December 2004 Ukraine's eagerness to adopt Western style systems is reflected in the evolution of its music. But can Ukraine's musicians survive the onslaught of market forces? Under the Soviets, the state funded and supported all arts programmes. As communism collapsed a surge of pseudo-nationalist creativity emerged in the light of freedom. But this has led to the current tension: pop music vs. traditional music.
