We dig deep into cross-cultural exploitation and global pride. Thank you again to my guest Sgt. Major Denver Dill from Westpoint Academy for some powerful examples of how music unites us in good times and in bad.
To listen/watch the examples listed in this episode, here are some links:
Andriy Khlyvnyuk, lead singer of the Ukrainian band Boombox ended his World Tour early to fight for his country. When the streets were bare in Kiev, he took to Instagram and recorded himself singing the Ukrainian folk song The Red Viburnum in the Meadow in the empty streets of Kiev.
This was the result.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cae5TydPAxh/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu8m5FA2nL8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEpkcVi1d4
Here’s the article explaining how Pink Floyd got involved: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pink-floyd-hey-hey-rise-up-1334338/
The amazing little girl singing Let it Go in a Ukrainian bunker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VpDjKSSJQ8
Here’s the link for the theremin story:
What happens when you mix sound and national identity? I learned some fascinating info when I spoke with Sgt. Major Denver Dill from Westpoint Academy about music and military.
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