Ukraine’s Go-A Band which took fifth place in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is just the peak of the huge iceberg of Ukrainian contemporary ethnic music that either reconstructs and arranges folk or creates new songs based on folk motifs and characters, incorporating traditional folk instruments. To make a comprehensive list of all contemporary Ukrainian musicians who use folk and are inspired by it is an impossible task. Nonetheless, this extensive list should acquaint readers with a variety of artists.
EuroMaidan Press: A playlist and guide to modern Ukrainian folk music
Ukraine's Go_A performs during the first semi-final of the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, at the Ahoy convention centre in Rotterdam, on May 18, 2021.
