https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60586817
"Last weekend, Olga Korolova fled her home in Chernihiv, Ukraine, with her
daughter, her dog and whatever possessions she could cram into two bags.
"I was driving like a crazy," she says. "I saw a bomb and in my brain, all I
could think was, 'Get away because of the baby'."
She drove for hours, eventually crossing the border into Poland where, that
same night, she had a gig booked.
One of Ukraine's top techno DJs, Korolova threw out her setlist and played
music exclusively by fellow Ukrainian artists.
"I was crying on the stage," she tells BBC News. "I was playing and I was
crying. It was the hardest set of my life, but I knew for sure I needed to do
something."
Korolova donated her fee to the Ukrainian army and charities helping people
displaced by the conflict. The following night, she hosted a separate
fundraiser on her YouTube channel. Her Instagram page, once home to glamorous
travel photos and shots of nightclubs, now shares updates from Ukraine and
footage of the Russian invasion.
Her aim is to show fans - especially Russian fans - the extent of the
destruction.
"I'm in shock that Russian people are not seeing the truth," she says. "It's
like they are in North Korea, without information. My fans from Russia, they
send me messages saying, 'It's not true. It's a lie. All of your posts are a
lie.' They don't want to see it."
Korolova is not alone. Faced with war, Ukraine's vibrant and flourishing music
scene has become a sort of unofficial news outlet, documenting the conflict for
an audience that might not be tuned in to traditional news channels."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
