🌟 🇺🇦Oksana Nikitiuk: A Ukrainian Voice in Latvia 🎵 Ukrainian singer, musicologist, and choir conductor Oksana Nikitiuk shares her musical journey between Ukrainian traditions and Latvian experience. Having arrived in Latvia due to the war, she continues her passion for choral singing. In this interview, Oksana discusses her deep love for Ukrainian traditional songs and Orthodox singing, while exploring the differences between Ukrainian and Latvian choral styles. She also addresses important topics such as cultural identity, language learning, and the political dimension of music in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. A touching testimony about preserving musical traditions and building bridges between cultures, where her conviction that "culture is also political" resonates alongside her commitment to her country of origin while integrating into her host country.

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