Ukrainian Minstrels: Why the Blind Should Sing

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Ukrainian Minstrels: Why the Blind Should Sing

And the Blind Shall Sing

Traditional and folk music Biography, Literature and Literary studies Social and cultural anthropology

Author: Natalie O. Kononenko

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 3rd July 2015

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781317453130


The Blind Mendicant in Ukrainian Folk Tradition

The blind mendicant in Ukrainian folk tradition is a little-known social order, but an important one. The singers of Ukrainian epics, these minstrels were organized into professional guilds that set standards for training and performance. Repressed during the Stalin era, this is their story.

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