6.1K views · 159 reactions | A Ukrainian artist + a timeless instrument = a masterpiece ✨ The bandura is Ukraine's national instrument — a unique blend of lute and zither with over 60 strings. Traditionally used to perform Ukrainian folk music, today it connects cultures and genres  Video: bandurahope / Instagram | Ukraine.ua | Facebook

On the International Day of Music, Ukrainians worldwide celebrate bandura — the sound of Ukraine and its national treasure. 🎵 Bandura is a Ukrainian national instrument, once especially beloved by the ancestors, the Ukrainian Cossacks. Although the totalitarian Soviet regime tried to ban it once, Ukrainians preserved their traditions, far from bandura's homeland in diaspora as well. Today this remarkable sound captivates, inspires and mesmerizes — a music that is truly one of a kind. __________