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Taras Kompanichenko

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Taras Viktorovych Kompanichenko (Ukrainian: Тарас Вікторович Компаніченко; born 14 November 1969) is a Ukrainian recording artist, kobzar, bandurist, lirnyk, composer, and singer-songwriter. Kompanichenko is an active member of the Kobzarskyi Tsekh (lit. 'Kobzar guild'), as well as of the Early Music ensembles "Chorea Kozacka" and "Sarmatica". He was an active participant in the Orange Revolution, that took place in Ukraine from November 2004 to January 2005, as well as Euromaidan from 2013 to 2014. He is a Merited Artist of Ukraine and a laureate of the Vasyl Stus Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Taras Kompanichenko is the 2,762nd most popular musician, the 1,132nd most popular biography from Ukraine and the 37th most popular Ukrainian Musician.

Taras Kompanichenko is most famous for being a Ukrainian musician known for his expertise in traditional folk music and his skillful playing of the bandura, a Ukrainian stringed instrument. He is recognized for his efforts in preserving and promoting Ukrainian musical heritage.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Taras Kompanichenko ranks 2,761 out of 3,175. Before him are Ermal Meta, DJ Muggs, Barry Mann, Lorne Balfe, and Norman Petty. After him are JerryC, Greg Ginn, Pablo Alborán, Meghan Trainor, Sol Gabetta, DJ Mehdi, and J. R. Rotem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Taras Kompanichenko ranks 804. Before him are Arno van Zwam, Mary McCormack, Nuša Derenda, Pernille Fischer Christensen, Rúnar Kristinsson, and Andreas Reinke. After him are David Dobkin, Slaviša Stojanovič, Rachel Hunter, Mariam Petrosyan, Rafael Guijosa, and Edgar Grospiron.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Taras Kompanichenko ranks 1,131 out of 1,365. Before him are Tatiana Turanskaya (1972), Olena Sadovnycha (1967), Mika Newton (1986), Victoria Roshchyna (1996), and Sergei Polunin (1989). After him are Ihor Kostenko (1991), Vasyl Tsushko (1963), Vita Semerenko (1986), Yevhen Khacheridi (1987), Marta Kostyuk (2002), Olena Antonova (1972), and Vasyl Slipak (1974).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ukraine

Among musicians born in Ukraine, Taras Kompanichenko ranks 37. Before him are Jerry Heil (1995), Oksana Lyniv (1978), Diana Hajiyeva (1989), Oleksandr Ponomariov (1973), Alyona Alyona (1991), and Potap (1981). After him are Anna Fedorova (1990), Michel Bampély (1974), Karolina Protsenko (2008), and Pavlo Vyshebaba (1986).

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