{"product_id":"kytasty-julian-songs-of-truth-compact-discs","title":"Julian Kytasty: Songs of Truth: Music and Song from the Kobzar Tradition of Ukraine - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSongs of Truth: Music and Song from the Kobzar Tradition of Ukraine\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eJulian Kytasty\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eSmithsonian Folkways\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e093074060520\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eInternational\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2025-08-01\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eAdditional Details: \u003c\/b\u003eREISSUE\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Julian Kytasty is celebrated around the world as a master of the bandura. This plucked string instrument has become a symbol of Ukraine through it's association with the deep tradition of the kobzari. On Songs of Truth, he brings expressive clarity and vibrancy to this centuries-old repertoire of these blind bards through skillfully retold historical epics, timeless philosophical songs, biting satire, and joyful dance tunes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Guardian Angel (?????-?????????) \u003cbr\u003e1.2 O Holy God (?????? ????) \u003cbr\u003e1.3 The Flood (?????) \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Savradym (?a??a???) \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Captive's Lament (????????????? ????) \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Waiting for the Porridge (??????) \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Khoma and Yarema (??? ???? ? ?????) \u003cbr\u003e1.8 To Every City It's Customs and Laws (Skovorodyns'ka) (??????? ?????? ???? ? ????? (??????????????)) \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Song of Truth (??? ??????) \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Bondarivna (??? ??????????) \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Kozachok (???????) \u003cbr\u003e1.12 The Noblewoman (??? ????????) \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Metelytsia (M???????) \u003cbr\u003e1.14 The Last Judgement (??? ???????? ???) \u003cbr\u003e1.15 The Sinner at the Gates of Heaven (????????? ?? ????????)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Julian Kytasty","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41716464058439,"sku":"45244599","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4432339-3400514.jpg?v=1748947239","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/kytasty-julian-songs-of-truth-compact-discs","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}