H.I. Maiboroda National Honored Bandurist Choir. Folklore Ensemble "Kozaky".

"Ukrainian folk instruments are rich and varied. The most ancient music instruments are: tambourine, bandura, torban, dulcimers, basolya, bass, lyre, pan-pipe, dentsivka (Huzul type of the pan-pipe), kuvytsya, trembita, surma, bagpipe, drymba.

"Kozaky" ensemble uses virtually all of the instruments mentioned. It is to revival and promotion of the Ukrainian folk song, instrumental performance that the folklore band "Kozaky" of the National Choir of Bandura-Players of Ukraine devote their life.

Our collective invites you to familiarize with the tender, perturbing melody of the Ukrainian folk song, with the original music instruments."

(information from the CD's polygraphy)

Dmytro Popichuk - dulcimers, horn, ocarina, tylynka, kaval, sopilka, kuvytsya
Yuri Hvozd' - dulcimers, horn, ocarina, bagpipe, dvodentsivka, sopilka, kuvytsya
Vladimir Dichko - bayan
Yuri Vlasyk - bass, sopilka
Eugen Klimenko - clarinet, sopilka
Serhiy Sal'nikov – bukhalo, tambourine, sopilka
Volodymyr Motoshyn - kobza
Alexander Yukhymenko - vocal, kobza, birch bark
Ivan Reva - vocal, buhay
Victor Videnko - vocal
Volodymyr Holubnychy - bandura