EVENTS
Songs of Stolen Children concert, Nov 20, 6pm 2025
by Daughters of Donbas, string quartet (Toronto, ON)
Location: St. Andrew’s United Church, 6036 Coburg Rd, Halifax, NS B3H 1Y9
Daughters of Donbas – Songs of Stolen Children is a music/human rights project that deals with the ~20,000 Ukrainian children that have been abducted from occupied regions in Eastern Ukraine and taken to Russia.
Amnesty International Prize winner Marichka, the founder, executive producer, and the lead singer of Daughters of Donbas (Toronto, ON), along with Grammy-nominated producer Dan Rosenberg have brought together a group of talented and passionate professional musicians to give the voice to captured children who tragically can’t speak for themselves. Hauntingly beautiful acoustic vibrations translate the themes of sorrow and hope. Weaving Ukrainian folk music into the modern context, Daughters of Donbas draw the strength from their ancestry and storytelling traditions to speak the hard truth of the ongoing cultural erasure. Their hope is in speaking up and unity in action, which this 80-minute concert is meant to inspire.
PAST EVENTS 2025
Highlights of 2025
East Coast Ukrainian Festival 2025
East Coast Ukrainian Festival 2025 (September 28, 12-5pm) was a great success in a new modern venue at the Steele Wheels Motor Museum at Bayers Lake. The Festival had an impressive line up of visiting artists: Rozmai Ukrainian Dancers and ShockolaD, the pop-Jazz fusion band, as well as local talent. With traditional foods, over 20 vendors, and hands-on activities for children and adults, it was a true testament to the flourishing Ukrainian culture, both traditional and modern! Visit our our Facebook and Instagram for Festival highlights, photos, and videos!
Highlights of 2024
East Coast Ukrainian Festival 2024
September 29, 2024
The East Coast Ukrainian Festival 2024 was held on September 29 at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax. The program included Ukrainian food vendors, live music, traditional dance performances, and children’s cultural workshops. A featured exhibit, Love Letters from the Past, displayed letters written by early Ukrainian immigrants, offering historical insight into their lives and experiences.
The evening concert featured Los Iankovers, a Colombian band with Ukrainian roots, performing traditional Ukrainian songs.
UNBROKEN UKRAINE
Barvinok Charity Tour in Atlantic Canada, July 2024
The UNBROKEN UKRAINE charity tour, held from July 17 to 28, 2024, featured the Barvinok Dance Ensemble performing in six cities across four provinces: Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The Halifax concert took place on July 24 at the Light House Arts Centre and included traditional Ukrainian dances, notably the Hopak, alongside performances by local musicians such as Charlie A’Court, Jim Henman, Brett Matthews, Asif Illyas, and Benny Fong.
The tour successfully raised $56,000 for the UNBROKEN Rehabilitation Centre in Lviv, Ukraine, which provides comprehensive care, including prosthetics, physical therapy, and psychological support, to war-affected individuals.
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