Rolling Stone spoke with six musicians from Ukraine about taking their music to a global audience while a war rages on

Legendary Lebanese writer Kahlil Gibran once said, “Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.” Russia’s long, grinding war of attrition with Ukraine has caused terrible carnage.

Nevertheless, it hasn’t broken the spirit of Ukraine’s leading musicians who are using their voices and instruments as their weapons.

Rolling Stone correspondent Hugh Bohane spoke with six of Ukraine’s esteemed performing artists, taking their music to a newfound global audience, while fighting not only an active war but also a cultural one. [read full article]