THE CREATIVITY OF JAMALA (SUSANA JAMALADINOVA) AS THE EMBODIMENT OF MULTICULTURAL INTENTIONS IN CONTEMPORARY UKRAINIAN POP MUSIC

Abstract

The article examines the peculiarities of the implementation of multicultural intentions of Ukrainian pop music in the work of Jamala (Susana Jamaladinova). It is emphasized that the concepts of ethnic, national historical memory and the principles of folk vocal performance, synthesized with the stylistic diversity of pop music and academic tradition, are components of a new cultural code formed by the singer, which is consistent with the paradigmatic foundations of the modern multicultural space. Jamala`s creation of a multidimensional synthesis of different vocal cultures – academic, pop (jazz, soul, funk, gospel, blues, folktronica, World Music) and folk is conceptually based on preserving the ethnic artistic heritage in its jazz, soul and funk variants. The multicultural projection of folklore in the album Qirim is revealed in its reliance on academic genre models (cantata and vocal cycle), academic modification of folk vocal performance, the use of a symphony orchestra and folk instruments, the equality of instrumental and vocal elements (reflected in particular by the presence of instrumental doubles for the singer), and in the dramaturgical, compositional, structural, and architectonic significance of the principle of contrast and meaningful, emotionally evocative arcs. The multi-genre synthesis of the work is determined by the combination of epic, lyrical, and playful elements and the diversity of folk genre settings. In the exceptionally colourful vocal performance palette, such markers of folk performance as refined abundant melismatics, agogics, micro-vibrato, intonation position fluctuations, intonation peak breaks, accentuation of quarter-tone intonations typical of mugham, exclamations, etc. take on leading significance. The inclusion in Qirim of folk songs established in the singer`s performance practice gives the album the status of a sphere of concentration of the concept of ethnic spiritual memory, which if decisive and imperative for her creative world. The sounds of sirens and gunshots in the instrumental code – the philosophical conclusion of the album – metaphorically engrave the threats of losing historical and spiritual memory and the need to preserve it as a personal credo in a multicultural world