Iryna Klymenko
Iryna Klymenko (Kiev) – ethnomusicologist with a PhD in art sciences, exceptional traditional singer. Lecturer of Ukrainian National Academy of Music in Kiev. She led over 90 field research trips to Ukrainian villages, studying over 400 of them. Author of two monographs and over 75 scientific papers. For many years she was the soloist of the Ukrainian brand Drevo, she also sings in the bands Hurtoprawcy and Babskij Kozaczok.
