![]() ![]() ![]() The singers normally meet regularly and while not requiring an audience, may sometimes give a concert. If male singers are not present in the group, women impersonate them by deepening their voices. The groups operate around two main performers: the first who has knowledge of all the song lyrics starts the singing, then the second begins (in an upper voice), followed by the rest of the group (with middle and lower voices). Many of the singers, both men and women, are aged in their 70s and 80s and have been involved in the practice for most of their lives. The songs are sung for pleasure and so practitioners can have a connection to the past – their ancestors and their community’s history. Singers practise the tradition in three different groups: Krynycya, Boguslavochka and Pershocvit. Cossack songs are sung by communities of the Dnipropetrovsk region which tell stories about the tragedy of war but also the personal relationships of Cossack soldiers.
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