Songs Of Stolen Children by Daughters of Donbas has reached No. 1 on the World Music Charts Europe for April 2026. The ensemble features Ukrainian-Canadian singer Marichka, an Amnesty International Award recipient, activist, war journalist, and volunteer combat medic. She travels regularly between Canada and Ukraine as part of the project, which is dedicated to the roughly 20,000 Ukrainian children taken from occupied areas of Donbas to Russia.
The album presents a contemporary acoustic program that includes original compositions and reworked folk songs. It is influenced by indie pop and Ukrainian folk vocal traditions. Some songs reflect archaic musical forms, while others rely only on voice and silence. Elsewhere, a string quartet, bandura, piano, and ensemble vocals characterize the ensemble’s sound.
April 2026 Chart
- Daughters of Donbas (Ukraine/Canada) – Songs Of Stolen Children – self released
- Raül Refree & Maria Mazzotta (Spain/Italy) – San Paolo Di Galatina – Galileo
- Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (Italy) – Il Mito – Ponderosa
- Catrin Finch (UK (Wales) – Notes To Self – Bendigedig
- Tinariwen (Mali) – Hoggar – Wedge
- Stelios Petrakis (Greece) – Lyric – Buda Musique
- Souad Massi (Algeria) – Zagate – Backing Track
- Tehrani Drom & Parisa Karimi Molan (Canada/Iran) – Unveiled – Lulaworld Records
- Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr (Czech Republic) – Perperuna – self released
- The Three Sees (Australia) – Antahkarana – self released
- Amsterdam Klezmer Band (The Netherlands) – Diaspora – Asphalt Tango Records
- Altin Gün (The Netherlands/Turkey) – Garip – Glitterbeat
- Las Hermanas Caronni (Argentina/France) – El Espacio Del Tiempo – Les Grands Fleuves
- Beata Bocek (Czech Republic) – Bílo – Indies Scope
- BashElán (Hungary) – Titkon – Fonó
- Monoswezi (Mozambique/Norway/Sweden/Zimbabwe) – Moyo – Parallell
- Vigad (Hungary) – Tri, I – Fonó
- Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola (Sweden/Finland) – The Power Of Polska – Nordic Notes
- Tuuletar (Finland) – Maammo – Nordic Notes
- Muluken Mellesse (Ethiopia) – Ethiopiques 31 – Buda Musique
More about the World Music Charts Europe: https://wmce.de
Author: World Music Central News Room
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