Mavka is a Ukrainian band combining ethnic and folk themes with downtempo, electronica and ambient music.The band was formed in 2013 by a theater actress Iryna Lazer (lead-singer, composer, performer) and Oleksiy Mikriukov (composer) under the initial name Crossworlds.Collaborating exclusively on-line they managed to release the first mini-album Ivana Kupala Night in 2014. The full-length Day and Night album was released a year later in 2015.NEWS,weblink A Past Reconsidered: Miglokomon, Zulya, Crossworlds, and Avis, Far from Moscow, 2015-07-24, {{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}Since then Iryna Lazer began performing live using loop-station, vocal pedals and synthesizers creating polyphonic compositions in Ukrainian and her own invented 'Mermaid' language.WEB,weblink Ð£ ÐšÐ˜Ð„Ð’Ð† Ð’Ð˜Ð¡Ð¢Ð£ÐŸÐ˜Ð¢Ð¬ Ð“Ð£Ð Ð¢, Ð©Ðž Ð¡ÐŸÐ†Ð’ÐÐ„ ÐœÐžÐ’ÐžÐ® Ð Ð£Ð¡ÐÐ›ÐžÐš, cultprostir.ua, August 20, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170425024536weblink">weblink April 25, 2017, dead, In 2015 another musician joined the band due to the growing amount of live performances and the band's name was changed to Mavka.In 2016 Mavka appeared on a number of festivals including GogolFest and The Day of Street Music.WEB,weblink uk:Ð”ÐµÐ½ÑŒ Ð’ÑƒÐ»Ð¸Ñ‡Ð½Ð¾Ñ— ÐœÑƒÐ·Ð¸ÐºÐ¸ Ñƒ ÐšÐ¸Ñ”Ð²Ñ– - Ð½Ð°Ð¹ÐºÑ€Ð°Ñ‰Ð¸Ð¹ Ð´ÐµÐ½ÑŒ Ð² Ñ€Ð¾Ñ†Ñ–!, streetmusic.com.ua, uk, 2017-04-24, The band also played on Hi5 studio{{Citation|last=Mavka|title=Mavka - Kolo (live at Hi5 Studio)|date=2016-06-01|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY3UP0TS90A&list=PLuMM1w74FWz5sYPkP7Iri1LJI1TmYXeL- |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/YY3UP0TS90A |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|accessdate=2017-04-24}}{{cbignore}} and performed for the plays in Zoloti Vorota Theater.NEWS,weblink Ð¡Ð²Ñ–Ð´ÐºÐ¸ Ñ€Ñ–Ð·Ð½Ð¸Ñ… ÐµÐ¿Ð¾Ñ…, cultua.media, 2017-04-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170425025951weblink">weblink 2017-04-25, dead, In 2017 members of Mavka wrote soundtrack and acted in the movie 'The Tale of Money'.WEB,weblink Ð”Ð†Ð’ÐžÐ§Ð˜Ð™ Ð¥ÐžÐ Ð—ÐÐ¡ÐŸÐ†Ð’ÐÐ„ ÐÐÐ ÐžÐ”ÐÐ† ÐŸÐ†Ð¡ÐÐ† ÐŸÐ†Ð” Ð•Ð›Ð•ÐšÐ¢Ð ÐžÐÐ†ÐšÐ£, cultprostir.ua, January 16, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170220013232weblink">weblink February 20, 2017, dead, WEB,weblink Ð—Ð°Ð²ÐµÑ€ÑˆÐ¸Ð»Ð¾ÑÑ Ð²Ð¸Ñ€Ð¾Ð±Ð½Ð¸Ñ†Ñ‚Ð²Ð¾ Ñ„Ñ–Ð»ÑŒÐ¼Ñƒ "ÐšÐ°Ð·ÐºÐ° Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾ Ð³Ñ€Ð¾ÑˆÑ–", Ukrainian state film agency, March 31, 2017, April 25, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170425025713weblink">weblink dead, Later the band released music video of the official soundtrack 'Night Shadow'.{{Citation|last=Mavka|title=Mavka - Night Shadow ('The Tale of Money' OST)|date=2017-09-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUZN54qOPY0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/rUZN54qOPY0 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|accessdate=2017-09-19}}{{cbignore}}WEB,weblink MAVKA Ð’Ð˜ÐŸÐ£Ð¡Ð¢Ð˜Ð›Ð ÐšÐ›Ð†ÐŸ ÐÐ Ð¡ÐÐ£ÐÐ”Ð¢Ð Ð•Ðš Ð”Ðž Ð¤Ð†Ð›Ð¬ÐœÐ£ "ÐšÐÐ—ÐšÐ ÐŸÐ Ðž Ð“Ð ÐžÐ¨Ð†", cultprostir.ua, 2017-09-19,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170920043857weblink">weblink 2017-09-20, dead, In 2018 the band started collaborating with the Ñhildren's Ñhoir Dyvo (conductor Tetiana Nadolinska).{{Citation|title=Mavka feat. choir "Dyvo" - Ivana Kupala|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u7DGz3EZN4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/-u7DGz3EZN4 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|accessdate=2019-08-05|language=uk}}{{cbignore}} The band and the choir produced ethnic-electronica compositions and some interpretations of the Ukrainian folk songs. Together they gave the concert 'Horovod under the stars' on May 27 on the stage of Kyiv Planetarium.WEB, Ð¥Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ð´Ð¸ Ð¿Ñ–Ð´ Ð·Ñ–Ñ€ÐºÐ°Ð¼Ð¸, ÐšÐ¸Ñ—Ð²,weblink kontramarka.ua, 2019-08-05, uk, {{Citation|title=Mavka Ñ‚Ð° Ñ…Ð¾Ñ€ "Dyvo" Ð·Ð°Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾ÑˆÑƒÑŽÑ‚ÑŒ Ð½Ð° Ð¼Ð°Ð³Ñ–Ñ‡Ð½Ð¸Ð¹ ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ñ†ÐµÑ€Ñ‚ Ñƒ Ð¿Ð»Ð°Ð½ÐµÑ‚Ð°Ñ€Ñ–Ð¹|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0rF5dtBCtw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/p0rF5dtBCtw |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|accessdate=2019-08-05|language=uk}}{{cbignore}} In 2018 band's leader Iryna Lazer recorded vocals for the vinyl LP album Femininho by King Imagine.WEB,weblink King Imagine Â«FemininhoÂ» 2018, takoy.com.ua, ru, 2018-10-30, On December 25, 2018, the band presented an exclusive Christmas concert "Carols with the looper" in the cultural center Master Class.{{Citation|title=Mavka - Ð¡Ð¿Ð¸ (kulning, livelooping carol)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eyEnhGA340 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/7eyEnhGA340 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|accessdate=2019-08-05|language=uk}}{{cbignore}}WEB, ÐšÐ¾Ð»ÑÐ´ÐºÐ¸ Ð½Ð° Ð»ÑƒÐ¿ÐµÑ€Ñ– Ð²Ñ–Ð´ Mavka {{!, KyivOnline (ÐšÐ¸Ñ—Ð² ÐžÐ½Ð»Ð°Ð¹Ð½)|url=https://kyiv-online.net/events/music/kolyadky-na-luperi-vid-mavka/|website=KyivOnline (ÐšÐ¸Ñ—Ð² ÐžÐ½Ð»Ð°Ð¹Ð½) - Ð°Ñ„Ñ–ÑˆÐ° ÐºÑƒÐ»ÑŒÑ‚ÑƒÑ€Ð½Ð¸Ñ… Ð¿Ð¾Ð´Ñ–Ð¹ ÐšÐ¸Ñ”Ð²Ð°|date=2018-12-12|accessdate=2019-08-05|language=uk}} The main idea of the concert was for the vocalist to create and perform live the polyphonic carols by herself using only the loop-station.{{Citation|title=Mavka - Ð©ÐµÐ´Ñ€Ð¸Ðº (Carol of the bells livelooping)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czLkp9R-whA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/czLkp9R-whA |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|accessdate=2019-08-05|language=uk}}{{cbignore}}In 2019 the band created an original version of the song 'Hej Sokoly' for a documentary movie 'The Borderline. HrubieszÃ³w operation' which premiered on May, 28, at the Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist".WEB,weblink THE BORDERLINE. HRUBIESZOW OPERATION at Molodist, Molodist, May 21, 2019, In June 2019 the band started collaborating with the German dancer VÃ©ronique Langlott and created the music for her choreography research Folkstrance.WEB, A research project by VÃ©ronique Langlott: Folkstrance,weblink IZOLYATSIA, 2019-08-05, en, The artists presented the performance on July 1 at the cultural platform Izolyatsia.{{Citation|title=Mavka - Ð—Ð° Ð½Ð°ÑˆÐ¾ÑŽ Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ†ÐµÑŽ (FolksTrance #1 live at Izolyatsia)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koQmcYpeSqs|accessdate=2019-08-05|language=uk}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}In August 2019 the band re-released the album Day and Night with the "Mavka" band's name.The band's music is used as a background in plays 'Sasha, throw out the trash' of Kyiv Academic Young Theatre and in "The People Are Singing" of Royal Exchange Theatre.

Name

The band is named after a Ukrainian mythological female long-haired figure, mavka, that was believed to live in forests, lakes or rivers and appeared only on special holidays during the year.Ð¡Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð°Ñ€ÑŒ ÑƒÐºÑ€Ð°Ñ—Ð½ÑÑŒÐºÐ¾Ñ— Ð¼Ð¾Ð²Ð¸ / Ð£Ð¿Ð¾Ñ€. Ð· Ð´Ð¾Ð´. Ð²Ð»Ð°Ñ. Ð¼Ð°Ñ‚ÐµÑ€Ñ–Ð°Ð»Ñƒ Ð‘. Ð“Ñ€Ñ–Ð½Ñ‡ÐµÐ½ÐºÐ¾ : Ð² 4-Ñ… Ñ‚. â€” Ðš. : Ð’Ð¸Ð´-Ð²Ð¾ ÐÐºÐ°Ð´ÐµÐ¼Ñ–Ñ— Ð½Ð°ÑƒÐº Ð£ÐºÑ€Ð°Ñ—Ð½ÑÑŒÐºÐ¾Ñ— Ð Ð¡Ð , 1958. Ð¢Ð¾Ð¼ 2, ÑÑ‚. 395. Mavkas could entice or seduce young men to later tickle their victims to death.WEB,weblink uk:ÐœÐ°Ð²ÐºÐ¸, Ð½Ð°Ð²ÐºÐ¸, Ð½ÑÐ²ÐºÐ¸, Ð¼ÐµÑ€Ñ‚Ð²ÑƒÑˆÐºÐ¸, Ð±Ñ–ÑÐ¸Ñ†Ñ– â€” Ð£ÐºÑ€Ð°Ñ—Ð½ÑÑŒÐºÐ° Ð¼Ñ–Ñ„Ð¾Ð»Ð¾Ð³Ñ–Ñ, proridne.net, uk, 2017-04-24,

Style and languages

The majority of songs is written and performed in the Ukrainian language. They are whether interpretations of Ukrainian traditional compositions or original contemporary pieces. The band is also working on an album with the songs written in 'mermaid' glossolalia as the lead-singer calls it.WEB,weblink uk:ÐÐ¾Ð²Ð° ÑƒÐºÑ€Ð°Ñ—Ð½ÑÑŒÐºÐ° Ð¼ÑƒÐ·Ð¸ÐºÐ°: Ñ–Ð½Ñ‚ÐµÑ€Ð²â€™ÑŽ Ð· Ð²Ð¾ÐºÐ°Ð»Ñ–ÑÑ‚ÐºÐ¾ÑŽ Ð³ÑƒÑ€Ñ‚Ñƒ Crossworlds (Ð’Ð†Ð”Ð•Ðž) - Ð˜Ð½Ñ„Ð¾Ñ€Ð¼Ð°Ñ†Ð¸Ð¾Ð½Ð½Ð¾Ðµ Ð°Ð³ÐµÐ½ÑÑ‚Ð²Ð¾ Ð’Ð¸Ð´ÐµÐ¾ÐÐ¾Ð²Ð¾ÑÑ‚Ð¸, videonews.com.ua, ukrainian, 2015-08-11,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161110204907weblink">weblink 2016-11-10, dead, NEWS,weblink uk:ÐšÐ¸ÑÐ½Ð¸ Crossworlds Ð·Ð°Ð¿Ð¸ÑÑƒÑŽÑ‚ÑŒ Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ±Ð¾Ð¼ "Ñ€ÑƒÑÐ°Ð»Ñ‡Ð¸Ð½Ð¾ÑŽ" Ð¼Ð¾Ð²Ð¾ÑŽ, MusicInUA, 16 December 2016, 2016-12-16, uk-UA,

Discography

Mavka

2019: Day and Night (LP)
2021: Spy
2021: Ð“ÐµÐ¹, ÑÐ¾ÐºÐ¾Ð»Ð¸ (single)
2022: Gagilka. Die Verwandlung
2022: Koza (single)
2023: Rusalii
2024: ÐšÑƒÐ³ÑƒÑ‚Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ (single, featuring maxandruh)

Crossworlds (2013-2015)

In 2013-2015 still performing under the band's name 'Crossworlds' the musicians produced two albums independently from any record label. Later on the releases were pirated and published on the music streaming platforms without the knowledge or approval of the copyright holders. In January 2020 after the band submitted multiple copyright claims the infringing content was removed from most of the sites. The only site the releases can be found at is the group's official Bandcamp page:

2014: Ivana Kupala Night (EP)
2015: Day and Night (LP)

Official pages

References

External links

Mavka - Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine

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