Zhitomir province, Ukraine July 2008

Dynamics of Folklore Traditions – 2008

One hundred years ago, a significant part of the population from this village moved out to Siberia with the hope of creating a better economic life for their families. Fifty families from Krapivnya settled in Siberia, establishing the new village of Batama. The purpose of the expedition was to compare the folk music repertoire of both these villages and to investigate the effects of time and geography on the dynamics of musical traditions.