Yulya Sings Russian and Gypsy Songs

Yulya

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

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Yulya Sings Russian and Gypsy Songs

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