While Orest over at Ukrainian Musical Matters has done a great summary of the different music festivals going on in Ukraine this summer I can't see how he forgot the Chicken Festival being held at the National Exposition Center of Ukraine on June 28!
Actually, today was the first time I heard of such a festival, or should I say, saw an advertisement for it as I descended down into the bowels of the Kyiv Metro this morning. As a form of BTL marketing, one of Ukraine's largest chicken producers Nasha Ryabab holding about 45% of the market and under the control of Ihor Kolomoysky's Pryvat group have decide to enlist V.V., Druha Rika, Tartak, Gaytana and Jankoi Brothers to pump their product. While I can't remember the exact date of the festival... I really don't think it will be as well attended as the many different festivals Orest has described.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Live Earth vs Kraina Mriiy
If we look back over the weekend there were two different events that were going on in the music industry as a whole and here in Ukraine with a focus on totally different matters. However, were they so different?
While former front man Oleh Skrypka of Vopli Vidoplasova held his Fourth World Music Festival Krayina Mriy in Kyiv, an event that was modeled on an event organized by Bob Geldof of The Boom Town Rats more than twenty years ago, Live-Aid, Live Earth was taking place on each of the planet's five continents.
The inclement weather kept me from attending Krayina Mriy, and while attending Live Earth was not in my budget I did manage to catch some of its programing which took place on the Tonis TV Channel here in Kyiv. It came as little surprise that the program was being sponsored by the Green Party of Ukraine [elections coming up], but what was also clear to me was that management at Tonis took advantage of the event to rake in some advertising dollars. While I may be wrong, I have a hunch that I'm not. While other TV stations in more developed parts of the world were showing the PSAs aimed at increasing public awareness regarding the problem, Tonis, cut many of these and replaced them with advertising.
Actually, the planet earth is a land of wonders, hence these are the only two similarities between the two events that took place over the weekend. While the money behind both these events was not shabby by far, Live Earth was something that I personally had more feeling for. Skrypka would have done much better for himself and those musicians who performed, had they somehow tried to join the global effort in raising awareness. Just how much effort would have been needed to do so? The ecology in around Kyiv is appalling, and I don't believe that a great deal is being done to do anything about it. A national program has to be started, and ecological awareness of Ukrainians has to start from a very young age, if the territory of Ukraine isn't going to become a major garbage dump.
I can say for certain that there are some other friends who are trying to make a difference. For example, Stepan Pasicznyk, aka Ludwig formally with the UK based band The Ukrainians. To have a better understanding of what I mean take a look at his video.
While former front man Oleh Skrypka of Vopli Vidoplasova held his Fourth World Music Festival Krayina Mriy in Kyiv, an event that was modeled on an event organized by Bob Geldof of The Boom Town Rats more than twenty years ago, Live-Aid, Live Earth was taking place on each of the planet's five continents.
The inclement weather kept me from attending Krayina Mriy, and while attending Live Earth was not in my budget I did manage to catch some of its programing which took place on the Tonis TV Channel here in Kyiv. It came as little surprise that the program was being sponsored by the Green Party of Ukraine [elections coming up], but what was also clear to me was that management at Tonis took advantage of the event to rake in some advertising dollars. While I may be wrong, I have a hunch that I'm not. While other TV stations in more developed parts of the world were showing the PSAs aimed at increasing public awareness regarding the problem, Tonis, cut many of these and replaced them with advertising.
Actually, the planet earth is a land of wonders, hence these are the only two similarities between the two events that took place over the weekend. While the money behind both these events was not shabby by far, Live Earth was something that I personally had more feeling for. Skrypka would have done much better for himself and those musicians who performed, had they somehow tried to join the global effort in raising awareness. Just how much effort would have been needed to do so? The ecology in around Kyiv is appalling, and I don't believe that a great deal is being done to do anything about it. A national program has to be started, and ecological awareness of Ukrainians has to start from a very young age, if the territory of Ukraine isn't going to become a major garbage dump.
I can say for certain that there are some other friends who are trying to make a difference. For example, Stepan Pasicznyk, aka Ludwig formally with the UK based band The Ukrainians. To have a better understanding of what I mean take a look at his video.
Monday, April 23, 2007
The will of the people
While Tantsi Zirkamy is a show which has helped 1+1 go to the top in the TV ratings, I consider it little more than kitsch which does little contribute to contemporary Ukrainian culture, the last episode over the weekend proved that no matter what the judges think Oleh Skrypka is going to the finals.
Many of the people involved in this show, and the formation of contemporary Ukrainian culture, are unfortunately former Communist Party aparatchicks, who during their time did everything they could to discredit Ukrainian culture. It seems that they continue to do this by pulling off shows like this one. While Oleh Skrypka now has a solid following why is this? One only has to look back of when they started out. Bands like Vopli Vidopliasova, Braty Hadiukyny and others, were bands that fit what the aparatchicks deemed as fitting the stereotype that was acceptable, and were given the opportunity to thrive and prosper. Some survived while others didn't. [The little venture into this area, requires much further examination which I plan to do in a future post!]
Well thanks to the following that Oleh Skrypka now has, they put it to the judges of Tansti Zirkamy
Many of the people involved in this show, and the formation of contemporary Ukrainian culture, are unfortunately former Communist Party aparatchicks, who during their time did everything they could to discredit Ukrainian culture. It seems that they continue to do this by pulling off shows like this one. While Oleh Skrypka now has a solid following why is this? One only has to look back of when they started out. Bands like Vopli Vidopliasova, Braty Hadiukyny and others, were bands that fit what the aparatchicks deemed as fitting the stereotype that was acceptable, and were given the opportunity to thrive and prosper. Some survived while others didn't. [The little venture into this area, requires much further examination which I plan to do in a future post!]
Well thanks to the following that Oleh Skrypka now has, they put it to the judges of Tansti Zirkamy
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