1228_跨文化音乐项目跨越国界

Made up of musicians from three different countries but with shared rural musical roots,
由来自三个不同国家但有着共同乡村音乐根源的音乐家组成，
the musical project Slavalachia is a unique collaborative experiment.
音乐项目Slavalachia是一个独特的合作尝试。
This music project began over a year ago,
这个音乐项目始于一年多前，
when the cultural events manager Nadel Kevich,
当文化活动经理纳德尔·凯维奇
invited abroad Russian folk musician Sergeant Xiao to perform at Ohio university.
邀请国外俄罗斯民间音乐家肖中士到俄亥俄大学演出。
Musicians from Brother Hill and the Hill Spirits band, a local folk band,
音乐家们来自当地的民间乐队希尔兄弟和希尔精神乐队，
they attended this event and they fell in love with Belarusian traditional music with Slavic traditions,
他们参加了这次活动，他们爱上了白俄罗斯传统音乐和斯拉夫传统，
and after the concert they jammed for seven hours in a row.
音乐会结束后，他们连续拥挤了7个小时。
And during this gem, they layered up Appalachian tunes with Belarus traditional tunes.
在此期间，他们将阿巴拉契亚曲调与白俄罗斯传统曲调层层叠加。
And they find out that it is like perfectly fit with each other.
他们发现这是完美的匹配。
So and someone said this is Lava Laches, this is Slavic and Appalachian.
有人说这是拉瓦西斯，这是斯拉夫语和阿巴拉契亚语。
Later musicians invited a Ukrainian folk Ben Torwan to join the project.
后来音乐家们邀请了一名乌克兰民间人士本·托万加入这个项目。
After multiple remote sessions, they all met in January for the first time.
在多次远程会话之后，他们在1月份第一次见面。
As the US band visited Belarus and Ukraine,
当美国乐队访问白俄罗斯和乌克兰时，
their experience was filmed and later became a part of The Road to Slavalacha documentary.
他们的经历被拍摄下来，后来成为“通往斯拉夫之路”纪录片的一部分。
We had a lot of plans with Slavalachia project for this August,
今年八月我们有很多关于Slavalachia项目的计划，
so we had to go to Belarus to perform to for art residency,
所以我们不得不去白俄罗斯做艺术常驻演出，
where all three bands are making together performance and then perform as Brava festival,
三个乐队一起表演，然后参演Brava音乐节，
but coronavirus and then elections in Belarus interrupted our plans,
但是新冠病毒和白俄罗斯的选举打乱了我们的计划。
so and in the end of July, we saw this news from Belarus,
在7月底，我们看到了来自白俄罗斯的新闻，
where they already tried to suppress protests.
在那里他们已经试图镇压抗议。
To support the Russian people,
为了支持俄罗斯人民，
the musicians have remotely recorded a cover version of the 1930s American protest anthem,
音乐家们远程录制了20世纪30年代美国抗议歌曲的翻唱版本，
Which side are you on?
你站在哪一边？
They kept some of the original lyrics,
他们保留了一些原始歌词，
but also adapted parts and translated it into three languages.
但也改编了部分，并将其翻译成三种语言。
For us it was really important to have this song in three languages at the same time.
对我们来说，同时用三种语言唱这首歌真的很重要。
So that we are so the world and we all can feel that we are together,
这样我们才能让这个世界都能感觉到我们在一起，
despite of our differences, languages or distance.
尽管我们有差异、语言不同和距离。
The musicians say that despite the uncertainty and confusion that pandemic has brought to the industry,
音乐家们说，尽管疫情给音乐界带来了不确定性和混乱，
now is a great time to create something new.
现在是创造新事物的好时机。
Music is the voice of a revolution,
音乐是革命的声音，
so right now as an artist if you are really wanting to impact or take a part in social change,
所以现在作为一个艺术家，如果你真的想影响或参与社会变革，
this is the most…is the time that artists dream of.
这是最，是艺术家们梦寐以求的
to be able to make pieces that are relevant to a movement, relevant to activism, relevant to what you are fighting for.
能够做出与运动相关的作品，与行动主义相关的作品，与你为之奋斗的东西相关的作品。
Musicians say their primary goal was to remind people of the importance of traditions.
音乐家们说他们的主要目的是提醒人们传统的重要性。
But it has now shifted on to show how music can overcome language barriers and cultural differences.
但现在它已经转移到展示音乐如何能够克服语言障碍和文化差异。
Despite borders and distance, artists can experiment and create something new.
尽管有边界和距离，艺术家们还是可以尝试和创造一些新的东西。
Maya Bruce for VOA News, Washington
美国之音新闻，玛雅·布鲁斯华盛顿报道