Wednesday, March 18th
sounds of Ukraine
Alyona Alyona, “Дикі танці,” 1/30/20
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2019
Friday, November 1st
sounds of Ukraine
When you live in a country where words seem to mean less and less, what a relief it can be to listen to a language you know not at all.
Alyona Alyona, live (acoustic session), Slovakia (Pohoda Festival), 2019
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2019
Monday, September 30th
sounds of Ukraine
day one
Here’s the latest from this kindergarten teacher turned rapper.
Alyona Alyona, “Завтра,” 9/27/19
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2019
Saturday, September 21st
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Greatest, ever, Ukrainian kindergarten teacher turned rapper?
Alyona Alyona, “Булінг,” 9/9/19
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2019
Friday, June 28th
She’s on to something—what, I’m not quite sure.
Alyona, Alyona, “Залишаю свій дім,” 2018
the song is about the fact that she leaves her home and parents in the province and moved to the capital (Kiev)
—YouTube comment
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2019
Tuesday, May 28th
sounds of Ukraine
Attitude needs no translation.
Alyona Alyona, “Голови,” 2018
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. . . all news feels foreign today . . .
—Mike McCormack, Solar Bones
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