Talk:Music of Ukraine

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[edit] Lead Section

The Introduction has nothing to do with the Music of Ukraine, but instead lists the location and ethnic groups of Ukraine. It should just be deleted or revised so that it would summarize the article's main points giving a good overview of the music. (See: Wikipedia:Lead section)--Boguslav 01:34, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

  • It is useful, and shoud be kept. There are still a lot of people who have no idea where and what it is. Ethnic composition info is extremely useful for music.Galassi 01:49, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Ethnic info, however, doesn't provide information about Ukrainian Music. The topic of this article is not the location of Ukraine and the ethnic backgrounds of Ukraine, but the Music of Ukraine. The lead section should be an overview of the topic of the article. You should read the Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles#Introductory material and Wikipedia:Lead section, where this is clearly stated. --Boguslav 02:40, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Drudkh

What about these guys? Drudkh is an amazing black metal band that uses Ukranian folk elements in there music. And also some of the poets.


[edit] Need clarifications

The author states that: Ukrainian folk song can be divided into 3 broad aesthetic categories (a deliberate if necessary oversimplification...): The first is an archaic type of modal "a Capella" song in which a phrase sung by a

The problem is that it is not clear what is the second and third types of folk music