Konoplenko-Zaporozetz, Paul: The Kobza

Paul Konoplenko-Zaporozetz: The Kobza - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

The Kobza

Artist:

Paul Konoplenko-Zaporozetz

Label:

Folkways Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

093070870529

Genre:

International

Release Date:

2012-05-30

Number of Discs:

1

Recorded in 1961, this album features 12 Ukrainian folk songs and epics played on the kobza (a member of the lute family) and sung by Paul Konoplenko-Zaporozetz. Konoplenko, who focused on the violin and guitar during his early musical studies, switched to the kobza when the renowned player Danylo Potapenko presented him with a 150-year-old instrument. Konoplenko modernized the kobza, adding frets, and forged a successful career as a soloist. He also wrote several books on the instrument. The liner notes feature a brief history of the kobza and it's importance in Ukrainian culture. The notes also include background on each tune as well as song lyrics in Ukrainian and English.

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