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@algernon @satan I also found it beautiful the first time I heard it, and the Rastafarian element was a surprise.

And it did pleasantly replace the Christmas music in my head after playing services today!

The lyrics were totally Rasta.  The music wasn’t reggae and the ambiance wasn’t as laid back.  But I think I’ll leave the Ukrainian people some leeway for being more antsy, these days.  And the music is stellar.

(edit to add: On a moment’s reflection, I don’t think the lyrics are totally Rasta.  There are some critical things missing.)

Ukranian Rastafarians??  Who knew?

That’s beautiful.

Somebody sent me a link to this video earlier today. Was about to post it when I saw it was already here.

Mongolian hordes on Hogs… lyrics about stampeding lions & elephants and some form of metal played on Asian instruments. Gotta love it.

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OMG! We have a Russian operative on JPR! I mean Russian music! What have we come to?

Baroque[edit]

• Nikolay Diletsky (c. 1630 – after 1680)
• Vasily Polikarpovich Titov (c. 1650 – c. 1715)

Classical era[edit]

• Yekaterina Sinyavina (died 1784)
• Grigory Teplov (1711/1717–1779)
• Gregory Skovoroda (1722–1794)
• Anna Bon (c. 1739 – after 1767)

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