Conceptual collection album for Haydamaky's 30th anniversary. 12 new songs in signature ska-folk style. Release 18 May 2026.
Haydamaky — Ukrainian ska/folk-rock band under frontman Oleksandr Yarmola — celebrate the band's 30th anniversary with the release of conceptual collection album 'Cossack Ska' on 18 May 2026 on Comp Music label. This is a 12-track LP (total duration 56 minutes) with all 12 new songs (no old re-recordings) in the signature ska-folk style that Haydamaky has developed over 30 years. Album structure: 12 songs thematically covering the entire Ukrainian national identity: I. 'Sun Cossack' (4:58); II. 'Duma about Samiilo Kishka: ska variation' (5:42); III. 'Hetman' (4:30); IV. 'Oh, in the Cherry Orchard: punk variation' (3:48); V. 'Sulima' (5:12); VI. 'Marusia Bohuslavka' (6:18); VII. 'Kobzar' (4:45); VIII. 'Ukrainian Maidan 2014' (5:30); IX. 'War Years 2022+' (4:18); X. 'Babyn Yar' (6:42); XI. 'Volodymyr the Saint' (4:18); XII. 'Cossack Sun: Final' (5:48 — finale with 8 invited singers from the band's all 30 years of existence). Recording took place at Studio MUSCOLO in Kyiv (September-November 2025) in live format (without overdubs — all 9 current band members played together). Among invited for track XII: 3 former band members from the 1990s, 2 singers from partner bands (Taras Topolya from Antytila, Sviatoslav Vakarchuk from Okean Elzy), 3 young ska performers from Ukraine. The album releases in formats: digital streaming, CD digipack with 36-page booklet, 180g double LP vinyl in green-yellow version (limited 1500 copies, price 42€).
