Eastern Europe
The sound of Ukraine
A folk inheritance being actively reclaimed rather than preserved, feeding into metal, electronic music and pop at the same time.
141 artists in the catalog.
What Ukraine does that nowhere else does
Genres far more common here than across the rest of the catalog. The multiplier is how much more common, weighted by how many artists carry it.
Five records to start with
Not a canon — a way in. Each one links to what it is, who it's for and where to go next.
Ukrainian artists worth walking into
Ordered by how much we can tell you, not just by how well-known they are.
Svetlana Loboda
dance-pop
Where to start →Tina Karol
dance-pop · deep house
Where to start →Okean Elzy
alternative rock · art rock
Where to start →Nensi
chanson · pop music
Where to start →Alex Yarmak
Where to start →Jamala
electro · folk music
Where to start →Verka Serduchka
comedy music · disco
Where to start →Nu Virgos
Eurodance · Europop
Where to start →Maruv
electronic dance music · pop music
Where to start →Max Barskih
pop music
Where to start →Vopli Vidopliassova
folk punk · folk rock
Where to start →TNMK
funk · hip-hop
Where to start →