Ukrainian pianist mixes music, Putin and history at Delhi jazz club. His mission political

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Since the start of the war, Filenko has been performing Ukrainian folk music across the world to raise awareness of the country’s culture around the world. For Filenko, music and art have always been tools to resist the “cultural subjugation” of Ukrainians—under Imperial Russia, the USSR, and now, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” that began on 24 February 2022. New Delhi: Music is a powerful shield against the sword of Russian aggression, renowned Ukrainian pianist Taras Filenko told an audience of about 50 people at the Piano Man Jazz Club in New Delhi Saturday. The ethnomusicologist performed a...