A diverse array of musicians and performers, many of whom have direct ties to Ukraine, are joining forces to raise funds to support the embattled country by doing what they do best at a benefit concert in Cleveland Friday.
CLEVELAND —"This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before."
The event will also feature traditional Ukrainian folk dance ensemble Kashtan, Ukrainian choir Zorya, and Eastern European folk and gypsy music from Harmonia. Proceeds from the event will be split among three organizations providing direct aid and support to Ukrainians: the Cleveland Maidan Association, the World Central Kitchen and Global Giving’s Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund.
“He accepted enthusiastically to be part of this initiative. We found out that he was here that weekend. It was just an amazing coincidence,” Salvagni said. In addition to traditional Ukrainian folk music and dance, Alexander Fedoriouk, a world-famous cimbalom player, will play the impressive instrument that is associated with Eastern European countries, including Ukraine.
One of the three organizations benefiting from the concert is the Cleveland Maidan Assoication, which has already provided significant direct support to Ukrainians directly impacted by the invasion. "What we are seeing is a city with open arms and an enormous amount of generosity," Fejes said."Every institution opened their doors, and musicians and artists are coming to support a cause, but every citizen here opened their hearts to support this benefit, and we thank everyone for their support."
“She she was telling me her family is stuck in the city where they cannot move because the cities - basically, they will not stop bombing,” Georgieva said.
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