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These songs were some of the most vivid examples of folk music, and they remain until today a symbol of national culture and history. The kobza players, who performed them, were famous not only in Ukraine, but also abroad: minstrels often became the musicians of Polish and Russian courts. Unfortunately, their fate turned tragic during the Soviet times, as several hundred kobza players were ordered to be killed by the authorities.</p><p>Bandura remains the best known Ukrainian folk instrument. This stringed musical instrument is played by plucking, and its strings can number up to 65. It is distinguished with its spatial sound and expressive timbre. You can hear it at a performance of the world-famous National Choir of Bandura Players in <a href='https://discover-ukraine.info/index/kyiv/'>Kyiv</a>.</p><p>The Ukrainian composers based their pieces on folk compositions. The founder of the national professional music was Nikolai Lysenko, a famous composer, pianist, and collector of Ukrainian folklore. It is thanks to him that the first operas appeared in Ukrainian music. Also at this time time, Ukrainian singers became broadly famous. Among the Ukrainian stars, the opera singer Solomeya Krushelnitskaya sparkled the brightest.</p><p>Modern Ukrainian music contains many genres, from rock, to hip-hop, to jazz. The best-known musicians in Ukraine are the legendary rock groups ‘Vopli Vidopliassova’ and ‘Okean Elzy,’ who masterfully combine ancient Ukrainian traditions with European sounds. 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