Lubomyr Ishchuk, 25 year-old Ukrainian multiinstrumentalist, is a living proof of one of Caci Vorba's mottos - «music knows no borders». The musician keeps on running beetwen Ukrainian Lviv and Polish Lublin, two historically connected towns, nowadays divided by Schöngen border. Percussionist (darabuka, dombek, tapan, bendir), a jew-harp virtuoso, Ukrainian Carpathian musical tradition revivalist and a venture experimenter at the same time.

LUBOMYR ISHCHUK - darbuka, dombek, daf, bouzouki, jew-harp, b. vocals. In Čači Vorba from 2007 r. He comes from Ukrainian Zakarpattia (Transcarpathian Ruthenia) region, one of the most ethnically diverse areas of Europe. Lubomyr grew up with Gypsy neighbours in a border-city of Uzhorod. Later he moved with his parents to Ternopil in Western Ukraine. His father, Ruslan Ishchuk, at present a vocal teacher, was a memember of 70's folk-rock «Opryshky» group, the band persecuted by Soviet powers because of its «subversive» name («The Highland Robbers») and because of the fact, that artists had released their album in USA. Today, his son, Lubomyr, is an axtraordinary artist commited to Ukrainian folk music revival movement; «filling the gap in the traditional music caused by the communist period» as the artist says. Lubomyr Ishchuk, a graduate of Lviv State Music Academy, for 7 years has been connected with a Ukrainian folk scene. Starting as a rock musician and a sideman he quickly found his deep interests in traditional music. In 2004 he joined Burdon, a well recognised on Ukrainian and Polish scenes folk group from Lviv. During 5 years of Lubko's participation the band has recorded 3 official CD albums and played concerts in many countries, including Poland, Germany, Canada, Hungary, Czech Rep., Estonia. In 2007 he has started his musical adventure with Caci Vorba, giving an international character to the band. Starting from 2008 he's also co-founder of «Tatosh Banda», his author musical project that has encounted an intersting stage cooperation with DJ Click during ArtPole Festival in 2009. At the moment many of his author art ideas are turned to the revival of the musical traditions of his native Transcarpathia region. His freshest project is Akustichna Maisternya REZOZVUK (The Acoustic Laboratory REZOZVUK) - the idea of collaboration with many friend musicians aimed on turning Ukrainian audience to it's own traditional music. As the artist constitutes, the project states a counterweight to the stylistics of national folk ensembles, the relict of past Soviet era. Lubomyr Ishchuk's Discography: - Čači Vorba - Tajno Biav (Secret Marriage) - Oriente 2011 - Burdon - Taistra Chuhaistra - Burdon 2008 - Čači Vorba - Szczera Mowa - Red Taboret 2008 / Oriente 2010 - Sheshory Festival - Sheshory Podilsky 2007 (festival's compilation) - Burdon - Sam Pan u Zloti (Vam koliadochka) - Burdon 2006 - Burdon - Re:Karpatia - Burdon 2006

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