Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Рідні мої (feat. Jerry Heil)" by alyona alyona, a 2022 single on ENKO.
For Easter this year, Ukrainian rapper alyona alyona shared a plea to celebrate and to uphold traditions with her latest single "Рідні мої." She writes on YouTube:
The warmest memories of most people in Ukraine during their lives are warm family gatherings for Easter. Opportunity to get away from business, to see the closest ones, to visit distant relatives, to take part in creation of Easter eggs, to taste mother's or grandmother's dishes from the childhood, to unite in continuation of national and family traditions...
This year has radically changed us, changed everything around us. Many families will no longer reunite, many grandparents will no longer please their grandchildren, and many ovens will no longer bake Easter cakes. We have changed our values, changed our attitude to many things. But we will always carry the traditions of our nation and our families through the years. May the memory of them be eternal.
This track is about pain, sadness, memories and family warmth. And about that things which unite us all, wherever we are.
