Topics of the conversation: * the deep-rooted nature of Belarusian folk music; * the inexhaustible potential of authenticity; * the Christmas traditions of our ancestors.

We meet Ivan Kirchuk not in a music studio, but in his ethnolab located at the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts. He has taught at this university for years and turned an ordinary office into a small museum of folk life, displaying artifacts he collected during expeditions across Belarus.

At the presentation of the album “Nekrut”. May 16, 2025, Toronto. Photo: personal archive of Zmicer Leanovich New Ethno Project “3MI” Featuring Ivan Kirchuk of “Troitsa” Releases Album “Nekrut” About the Fate of Belarusian Soldiers In May, the new ethno project “3Мы” (pronounced “ThreeMe”) — featuring Ivan Kirchuk, the leader of the legendary Belarusian band […]