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During October 10-25, the Kozak System band was on a tour &ldquo;Let's Sing for the Sake of Our Victory&rdquo;, organized in cooperation with the MHP-Gromadi Charitable Foundation. The tour became part of the public street performances the Kozaks have been given in Ukrainian cities and abroad since the third month of the full-scale war. The musicians always perform in an open: no tickets, stages, or other barriers between then and the audience.
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&ldquo;People love singing with us, telling their stories.&nbsp; As a rule, we take pictures and record videos for another 1-1.5 hours after the concert ends. Often these are addressed to those whose parents, sons, or friends are currently at war. They are very painful videos. Such performances are also important as they make people feel they are a family,&rdquo; says Ivan Lenyo, the band frontman, about the concerts.
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&ldquo;Ukrainians from small settlements often have no opportunity to go to Kozak System concerts given in major cities due to military activities. So we have invited musicians to smaller communities. After all, such campaigns nowadays are not about entertainment, but about unification and communication, which many people lack today. We are happy to become part of the Kozak System public tour and join the important fight on the cultural front. We are also happy that one of our core projects &ldquo;Let's Sing for the Sake of Our Victory&rdquo; helps Ukrainians in their self-identification and makes them learn about their history and themselves through songs,&rdquo; adds Tetiana Volochai, Director of the MHP-Gromadi Charitable Foundation.
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During concerts, Ivan Lenyo talks about his own experience of living through a full-scale war, service in the Patrol Police, creative work during the war, and his losses. So, during the Russian invasion, Gleb Babich, a fellow band member and author of such songs as &ldquo;Give Me Weapons&rdquo;, &ldquo;Enough of Sad Songs&rdquo;, &ldquo;Molfar&rdquo;, &ldquo;Don't Leave&rdquo; and others, died at the war. At each concert, the band pays a moment in tribute to the memory of their friend and poet and then performs several of his songs.
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Ivan Lenyo also interacts with the audience. Every time, they ask to sing the popular song &ldquo;You are not mine&rdquo;. He tells first-hand stories about the war.
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&ldquo;I continue my service in the Patrol Police. The special unit I serve at is currently on the front line near Bakhmut. We often go to them, we have the opportunity to personally witness the war. Therefore, the things I tell during our concerts are true. I claim that we should not expect the war ends in just one day. It is better to play a part in the war. And not necessarily by carrying a machine gun. You can give a hand on different fronts. It's means that you can live your usual life, just add a certain activity to it, which brings our victory closer. People like the truth we tell them. For many, it is like therapy,&rdquo; adds Ivan Lenyo.
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The example of such therapy and unification could be the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/kozaksystemband/videos/524968446073398/"> address</a> of a 12-year-old girl from Vendychany village, Vinnytsia Region.&nbsp; In just a couple of days, the video had more than 3 mln views on social networks. The girl's father is on the front line and she is daily worried whether he will return from the war.
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&ldquo;She is very sincere in her address to the occupiers and putin personally by telling how disgusting they and their actions are, and how they destroy our lives. As if a 12-year-old girl daily cries and worries about her father, you can imagine the depth of her emotions. Not only on a personal level but on a national level,&ldquo; the musicians add.
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As part of the &ldquo;Let's Sing for the Sake of Our Victory&rdquo; tour, Kozak System performed in Romny, Ladyzhyn, Katerynopil, Vendychany, Teofipol, Bily Kamin, Kolky, Myronivka, Myrne, Kaniv. They also plan to perform in Uman, Odesa, Bila Tserkva, and the locations in Lviv Region, where they will continue to communicate with, support, and encourage Ukrainians.
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Photos from the tour are available <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1tExbHzyS-H3AdtD9Bk1_TBTyJGX4iunI">here.</a>
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Ivan Lenyo's comprehensive comment is available at <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16gkV5OsLdg5ivU-qyVMCOmadPpDBSl2ygYf864SodI4/edit">the link</a>
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Music therapy: Kozak System band encourages Ukrainians to fight in small towns and villages