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. __________

Beautiful Ukrainian girls playing the bandura, a 68 string’s zither with long bass strings on the left hand and melodic high strings on the right hand. The bandura is a folk musical instrument of Ukraine and its roots can be traced back to the 6th century. #Bandura | Russian Australian Cultural Centre - Vera

A bandura is a Ukrainian, plucked string, folk instrument. It combines elements of the zither and lute and, up until the 1940s, was also often referred to by the term kobza. Early instruments had 5 to 12 strings and similar to the lute. Perform by @vikyletka_derkach | Enjoy Music and Arts

The bandura is a 65-stringed Ukrainian instrument that has become as a symbol of resistance and national identity. #ArtWorksABC | ABC Arts