Myroslav Kuvaldin
Myroslav Kuvaldin Мирослав Кувалдін | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Myroslav Dzhonovych Kuvaldin |
| Born | 19 January 1975 Dniprodzerzhynsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, television presenter |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Myroslav Dzhonovych Kuvaldin (Ukrainian: Мирослав Джонович Кувалдін, romanized: Myroslav Dzhonovych Kuvaldin; born 19 January 1975) is a Ukrainian singer of Nigerian origin,[1][2] songwriter and television presenter. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the reggae band The VYO.
Early life[edit]
Kuvaldin's father is from Nigeria, who lived in Ukraine while studying in the Zaporizhzhia State Medical University. After graduation he returned to Nigeria and Kuvaldin was raised by his mother.[1][2]
In 1979 Kuvaldin moved to Kobeliaky, Ukraine. He studied first in the Poltava National Pedagogical University, later in a Kharkiv university (speciality "Director of performance and mass events"), later in a Kyiv university, and finally in the Institute of practical psychology.[3]
Career and The VYO[edit]
Kuvaldin and Ukrainian guitarist Sergey Pidkaura founded the band The VYO in Kobeliaky in 1991. In 1995 The VYO won the third place at the all-Ukrainian song festival Chervona Ruta. In 1997 the band signed a contract with an art agency "Terytoriia A". They had been placed in rotation on the national television and reached the peak of their popularity.[4][5][6][7][8]
In 2000 Kuvaldin started a career of a TV host for the channel M1, and The VYO announced an official disband.[6][4][9]
On 21 August 2008, the band reunited and released a new album "Ganja".[10]
During the Euromaidan in 2013, Kuvaldin and The VYO supported protesters.[11]
On 10 February 2018, The VYO participated in the Ukrainian national semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[7][12]
In May 2018 Kuvaldin recorded a video message in support of Ukrainian filmmaker and activist Oleh Sentsov detained in Russia.[13]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
| Title | Year | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Vyroby z plastmasy (Вироби з пластмаси) | 1998 | Products from Plastic |
| Ganja | 2008 | |
| Ye? (Є?) | 2012 | Is? |
| Mapa (Мапа) | 2014 | Map |
| Zelenyi (Зелений) | 2017 | Green |
Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Literal Translation |
|---|---|---|
| "Zaliznyi dukh" ("Залізний дух") | 2014 | Iron Spirit |
| "Freedom" | 2015 | |
| "Kvasy" ("Кваси") | 2015 | |
| "Z Zhytomyra" ("З Житомира") | 2016 | From Zhytomyr |
| "Cypa" ("Ципа")
(with Mokh) |
2016 | |
| "Nam porobleno" ("Нам пороблено") | 2016 | We are Jinxed |
| "Tilky ty" ("Тільки ти")
(with Black Omolo) |
2017 | Only You |
| "Prut rika" ("Прут ріка") | 2018 | River Prut |
| "Padaiu v nebo" ("Падаю в небо")
(with Mykola Mozhovyi) |
2018 | I am Falling into the Sky |
| "Po planu" ("По плану") | 2020 | According to Plan |
| "Fazenda vynohrad" ("Фазенда виноград")
(with Ocheretiany kit) |
2020 | Fazenda Grapes |
| "Braty" ("Брати")
(with Jonovych) |
2021 | Brothers |
Personal life[edit]
Kuvaldin is married to Liliya Pavlyk-Kuvaldina, a back-vocalist of the band Braty Hadiukiny, and has two sons.[3]
External links[edit]
- Myroslav Kuvaldin at IMDb
- BBC World Service - African Perspective, Myroslav Kuvaldin - Part One and Part Two - a BBC podcast about Kuvaldin travelling to Africa to find his father.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Abiola, Rahaman (16 June 2022). "A child came back home: Ukraine music star speaks on finding Nigerian root". Legit.ng. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ a b Betko, Olga (5 August 2004). "Ukraine star seeks African roots". BBC. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ a b Faryna, Oksana (4 January 2007). "Мирослав Кувалдін не стригся 14 років" [Myroslav Kuvaldin haven't cut his hear for 14 years]. Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b Bilaniuk, Laada (December 2016). "Race, Media, and Postcoloniality: Ukraine Between Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism: Race, Media, and Postcoloniality". City & Society. 28 (3): 341–364. doi:10.1111/ciso.12096.
- ^ Helbig, Adriana (October 2011). "'Brains, means, lyrical ammunition': hip-hop and socio-racial agency among African Students in Kharkiv, Ukraine". Popular Music. 30 (3): 315–330. doi:10.1017/S0261143011000250. ISSN 1474-0095. S2CID 162498822.
- ^ a b Skrypnyk, H. A. (2008). Українська музична енциклопедія [Ukrainian Music Encyclopedia] (in Ukrainian). H. A. Skrypnyk, Rylsky Institute of Art Studies, Folklore and Ethnology (Vol. 2 ed.). Kyiv: Rylsky Institute of Art Studies, Folklore and Ethnology. p. 176. ISBN 978-966-02-4099-5. OCLC 855889913.
- ^ a b "The ВЙО учасники нацвідбору на Євробачення" [The VYO participants of the national semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest]. STB (in Ukrainian). 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Територія А. З чого починався український шоу-біз" [Terytoriia A. How Ukrainian showbiz began]. TSN.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Helbig, Adriana (2014). Hip hop Ukraine : music, race, and African migration. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-01208-1. OCLC 878405930.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Mori, Yevhenii (7 February 2020). "Антологія українського альбому. The Вйо, "Вироби з Пластмаси"" [Anthology of Ukrainian album. The Vyo, "Vyroby z plastmasy"]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "'Бошетунмай' The Вйо @ Євромайдан 17 12 2013" ['Boshetunmai' The Vyo @ Euromaidan 17 12 2013]. YouTube (in Ukrainian). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine: Vidbir 2018". Eurovisionworld (in Ukrainian). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Sentsov 9". YouTube (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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