Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio airs live in Nanaimo on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm PST on CHLY 101.7FM, broadcasting to the north and central Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, northwest Washington State and Greater Vancouver listening areas. Your host for this hour: Pawlina
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Nash Holos Vancouver 2016-0430
On this edition: Commemorating Chornobyl and celebrating Easter • Special BBC World Service feature on the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster • A look back at how shortwave radio “broke” the story of the disaster and forced the USSR to admit what happened in Chornobyl on April 26th, 1986 • Victor’s Vignettes features a personal account of what it was like to be kept in the dark in the days following the disaster • From the Nash Holos audio vault (2006): an inspiring Easter story about how faith triumphed over atheism during the soviet era • Ukrainian proverb of the week • Great Ukrainian music! Artists: Cherry Band • Vidubichi Choir • Marko Farion • Ludwig • Taras Petronenko • Yordana Dranchyk • Halyna Ileva • By Request Band
Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Dance of the Banished by Marsha Skrypuch
In this edition of Knyzka Corner, we will be discussing Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch’s new novel, Dance of the Banished. Dance of the Banished explores the tragic history of Canadian internment camps and the Armenian genocide. It is a story of injustice, prejudice and violence. Skrypuch’s novel is loosely based on actual events, and it was published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Canada’s World War I War Measures Act which set up the internment camps. This novel describes the unbreakable bonds of love in the face of catastrophic conflict. The year is 1913. Teenage lovers Ali and Zeynep live in Eyolmez, Anatolia which is now in Turkey. They are Alevi Kurds who speak the Zaza dialect and practise a religion which believes “in Jesus, the sun, the moon, the stars and Allah.” (p. 16) One key aspect of their religion is a prayer dance called the semah which is the basis for the book’s title, Dance of the Banished. Ali gets a rare opportunity to immigrate to Canada with his brother Yousef. He cannot afford to bring Zeynep with him but promises to do so in the future. They agree to write letters to each other in their journals. However, […]
Continue readingNash Holos Nanaimo 2016-0427 Hour 2
News from Ukraine (courtesy Ukraine Today) • From the Nash Holos Audio Vault: A look at how amateur radio broke the story of the Chornobyl nuclear explosion April 26, 1986 and the USSR regime’s attempt t cover up the disaster • Introducing new Nash Holos co-host Oksana Poberezhnyk • Ukrainian Easter traditions • Local events calendar • Ukrainian Proverb of the Week • Great Ukrainian music! Artists: Marko Farion • Ludwig • Taras Petronenko • Rozhanytsia • Cherry Band • Voloshky Trio • By Request Band
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Ukrainian Food Flair recipe: Onion salad • Guest interview: Myroslav (“Mirko”) Petriw discusses the last political developments in Ukraine, corruption, press freedom in Ukraine, and the ongoing resistance to Russian aggression • Victor’s Vignettes: remember Kyiv in late April 1986 • Great Ukrainian music by: Dzvony • Komu Vnyz • Orest Liutiy • Mandry • Pasicznyk Sisters • Yordana Dranchyk • Andrij Panchyshyn
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Latest News from Ukraine: Courtesy Ukraine Today • Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Dance of the Banished by Marsha Skrypuch • UA Today Commentary: Tactical medic speaks about his volunteering experience in Ukraine • Ukrainian Proverb of the Week • Great Ukrainian music by • Braty Hadiukiny • Lisapetniy Batallion • Dunai • Inna Ishchenko • Kozak System • DoVira • Anatoli Rudenko & Folklore Ensemble Kyiv • Sashko • Sofia Bilozor • Ukrainian Orchestra of Folk Instruments • Mickey & Eugene Join me – Pawlina – for an hour of fun on Nash Holos Vancouver every Saturday at 6pm PST on AM1320 CHMB Vancouver.
Nash Holos International Edition 2016-0408
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Spotlight on artist Hryhorii Falkovych • News from Ukraine (courtesy Ukraine Today) • Knyzhka Corner Book Review: Raven’s Way by Vasyl Shkliar (English translation by Stephen Komarnyckyj) • Ukrainian proverb of the Week • Great Ukrainian Music! Artists: • OT Vinta • Лісапетний Батальон • Веселі Музики • Tommy Buick • Unknown ATO Soldiers • DoVira • Ukrainian Prairie Band The International Edition of Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio – which airs in over 20 countries around the world on AM, FM and shortwave radio via the PCJ Radio network. Your host: Pawlina
Nash Holos Nanaimo 2016-0413 Hour 2
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Tribute to Kyiv artist Hryhorii Falkovych • Rushnychok Story: Baraban • Upcoming events in Vancouver Island’s Ukrainian Community • Ukrainian Proverb of the Week • Great Ukrainian music by • Braty Hadiukiny • Forest Battalion • Christian Tessen • Kozak System • High Profile • M. Poplawski • Ukrainia • V. Ivasiuk • Jayden Chornoboy
Nash Holos Nanaimo 2016-0413 Hour 1
Ukrainian Food Flair recipe: Ikra – Eggplant Spread • News from Ukraine courtesy (Ukraine Today) • Great Ukrainian music by • OT Vinta • Veseli Muzyky • Connie Kaldor • Kobza • Trio Marenych • Dunai • Yulia Donchenko • Ray St. Germaine Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio airs live in Nanaimo Wednesdays at 11am on CHLY 101.7FM. Broadcasting to the north and central Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, northwest Washington State and Greater Vancouver listening areas. Your host: Pawlina.
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Yevhen Aron Roytman
There is a classic expression that asserts “when cannons roar the muses fall silent.” In times of distress and upheaval, creativity and art may falter. However, there are always those artists who quietly and stubbornly continue their work no matter what the circumstances. The recent exhibition “Jewish Art in Ukraine: The Torah in the Paintings of Yevhen Roytman” offers an example. The show was held at the Museum of the History of Kiev, sponsored by the Kyiv city government and with the support of the Jewish community of the city. The Museum presented the Torah project as a series of paintings that illustrate renowned Biblical subjects. The artist and poet Roytman believes that humanity, and in particular Ukraine, is living through a complex historical period. There is a fundamental epochal change happening. Sharp conflicts of opinion erupt. The old ways of life are being challenged, ruined, and discarded. This powerful process affects the consciousness of people and fundamentally alters viewpoints. In order to take advantage of and sustain such changes, society needs to believe in truth, justice, and morality. For the Jewish people, the Torah is a source of these understandings. The sacred texts guide the Jewish people through the […]
