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Yulya Sings Russian and Gypsy Songs

Yulya
Yulya Sings Russian and Gypsy Songs This Monitor album contains previously unreleased demos from Russian chanteuse Yulya, recorded in her apartment on a home tape machine and released in 1966, a year after her death. Among the selection of Russian popular songs are several that express the sorrowful plight of the Romani (gypsy) people of Russia. Liner notes, written by her husband, former American diplomat Thomas P. Whitney, include brief background information about Yulya and lyrics in Russian and English.
*Content Advisory: While some Roma have and continue to use “Gypsy” as a self-identifier, many consider the term offensive or a racial slur. Romani people are a minoritized ethnic group in Europe who have been persecuted for centuries, and the term “Gypsy” has been used in violent and racist ways. For more information, see these resources from the European Roma Rights Centre, RomArchive, and Amnesty International.
- Anna Kate Cannon, 2021–22 Dumbarton Oaks Fellow at SFR, and Dr. Adriana Helbig, professor of Music at the University of Pittsburgh, contributed to the research and writing for this statement.
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Track Listing

101
Gai-da, Troika! (Giddy-ap, Troika!)
Yulya
02:14  
102
Oi, Tsvetyot Kalina (A Snowball Tree Is Blooming)
Yulya
01:59  
103
Solovyi (The Nightingales)
Yulya
02:52  
104
Liricheskaya Pesenka (A Lyric Song)
Yulya
02:59  
105
Khrizantemy (Chrysanthemums)
Yulya
03:11  
106
Pesenka O Kapitane (Song about a Captain)
Yulya
02:37  
201
V Lyesu Prifrontavom (In the Forest at the Front)
Yulya
02:16  
202
Biryuzovyie Zoloty Kolyechiki (Rings of Turquoise and Gold)
Yulya
01:28  
203
Kak Stranno (How Strange)
Yulya
02:18  
204
Chaika (The Sea Gull)
Yulya
02:05  
205
Ochi Chornyie (Dark Eyes)
Yulya
02:13  
206
Coachman, Don't Ride the Horses So Hard! (Yamshchik, Nye Goni Loshadeyi)
Yulya
02:55