Bogurodzica

- All the money from its sales (as well as all the money we get from the sales of our other releases) will be sent to relevant charitable foundations and volunteers to help Ukraine. With the beginning of the undisguised phase of Russia’s war against Ukraine, our entire country has become the unified organism that fights the enemy. Ukrainians are doing everything possible to help the army, and we, the musicians, do not stand aside either. We have recorded the song in support of our warriors, and all the money from its sales on the Internet (as well as all the money we get from the sales of our other releases) will be sent to relevant charitable foundations and volunteers. We chose “Bogurodzica - The Holy Mother Of God“, an ancient knights hymn which been sang before the battle by the Ruthenians (ancestors of modern Ukrainians and Belarusians) and Poles. Over time, the performance of the “Bogurodzica“ became part of the coronation ceremony of the first Polish kings of the Jagiellonian dynasty. According to many studies, this anthem is of Ruthenian origin, but later it became heritage of Polish culture. The Cyrillic inscription of the text of the hymn is in the statute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania of 1529. In our rendition, the old version of the text sounds first, and in in the second half you will hear the modern Ukrainian language to show the connection of generations of Ukrainian... more credits released March 12, 2022 Arranged and performed by Kings & Beggars ensemble (Lviv, Ukraine): Anna Vasylchenko - vocals, viella, Galician gaita, Lithuanian shawm Marta Hovdysh - vocals, tenor recorder, hurdy-gurdy, pommer Yevhen Hrynevych - recorder, raushpfeif Max Kerner - bass citole Artur Temchenko - medieval drum Male voices: Olexander Ratzyn Nazar Onyshko Maksym Shpynda Taras Hrudovy Taras Melnyk Recorded, mixed and mastered - Max Kerner (MAX220 Studio), Lviv 2022 Mickhailo Skop - cover art