Their winning song Stefania combined hip-hop with the intricate flutes and heartfelt vocals of their national folk music and saw a huge response from the audience, which led to their victory in the Eurovision telephone poll – a clear show of solidarity with the UK. during the war with Russia. The sextet will appear on the Truth stage on Friday night (technically early Saturday morning, at 1.10 am), in the fantastic, highly politicized Shangri-La area of the festival. Frontman Oleh Psiuk said: “This is the perfect place for our first British show and we hope it will be the beginning of many in the UK. We are very grateful for all the support we receive from the people of Britain, both for ourselves and for our country, and we are preparing a very special Ukrainian surprise for the fans in Glastonbury. What is this? You will see soon. “ Chris “Tofu” Macmeikan, director of Shangri-La, said it was a privilege to welcome the team, adding: “It is an honor to have the opportunity to show our solidarity with Ukraine. “On Truth’s stage we have always stood for Roma and Eastern European music, mixed for the 21st century, so they fit in perfectly.” Glastonbury welcomes another Ukrainian show of Eurovision, the Go21 participants of 2021 who came in fifth place (and were voted second in the public vote). The two groups share a band member, Ihor Didenchuk, and, like the Kalush Orchestra, Go_A combines traditional Ukrainian songwriting with contemporary influences, resulting in a stunning fusion of folk and techno in high rhythm in their Eurovision entry song , Shum. They appear on the stage of John Peel at 11.30 on Saturday morning. Appears on the Pyramid stage at 12.45, just before Herbie Hancock, the Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha. Known for their stunning costumes and with three singers studying as ethnomusicologists, the quartet uses a variety of instruments from around the world to perform fascinating folk songs. On Friday afternoon, a discussion event on the stage of Left Field, co-hosted by Billy Bragg, will express solidarity with the people of Ukraine, with participants including Ukrainian activists along with Guardian journalists Emma Graham-Harrison and John Harris others. The Kalush Orchestra expressed frustration this week with a proposal by Eurovision organizers that the 2023 competition – which would normally be hosted by the winning country of Ukraine – be held in the United Kingdom for security reasons. “Our team is very disappointed with the EBU decision and has high hopes that it can be changed,” Psiuk said. “We really want this Eurovision song contest to take place in Ukraine and our armed forces will do everything possible to make it safe for everyone. Just give us some time and we will prove to you that everything will be as it should be “.
