Solo album by Roman Klun No. 4 on world music chart

STONEY CREEK, Ontario - Roman Klun's solo Ukrainian album titled "Passion of The Angel," (see The Ukrainian Weekly, March 17, 2002) charted at the No. 4 position on a world-music radio station in British Columbia, coming in just two spots under the famous Latin group "Los Lobos."

In "Passion of The Angel," Mr. Klun appears as arranger, vocalist and songwriter, as well as intrumentalist, along with his close friends and colleagues. Featured on the disk are traditional songs, including two melodies to the poetry of Shevchenko, in a contemporary arrangement by Mr. Klun.

An award-winning producer, sound engineer and arranger recognized for his accomplishments in the music industry field, Mr. Klun has been busy working on multi-media compositions, producing music, lecturing and returning to the recording studio to commence his third Ukrainian world-music record.

Among his recent appearances as a solo artist on the Ukrainian festival circuit was at the Ukrainian Heritage Festival in Yonkers, N.Y., the Ukrainian Festival/Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, the Ukrainian Garlic and the Ukrainian Yarmarok festivals in Sudbury, Ontario; and at Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival in Toronto.

He also made recent television appearances in Toronto with the Ukrainian programs "Svitohliad," "Kontakt" and "Pro Ukraine," as well as with "Breakfast Television," Channel 7.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, March 16, 2003, No. 11, Vol. LXXI

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