WELCOME AND BITAEMO!

The legacy of our music has been passed down to our generation, we must preserve and protect it for future generations.

 The Ukrainian Musicians Association (UMA) was founded as a registered non-profit organization to honour and preserve the music of past and present musicians. UMA's Mandate is to provide information and resources to current active musicians who are interested and committed to promoting and playing traditional Ukrainian music.

Our goal is to ensure that the legacy of out music not only entertains the many Ukrainian music fans that are out there in the public domain, but in the process, we would promote our heritage for generations to come.

 A key component of our goal is the establishment of UMA's Hall of Fame now located at the Selo Fair Grounds in Dauphin Manitoba, site of Canada's Ukrainian Music Festival.

This became possible due to the continued support of many musicians and volunteers who are dedicated to maintaining and preserving our Ukrainian culture through music.

We want to acknowledge the great effort by the original Board of Directors who laid the groundwork to make this happen.

At the outset, it was largely 2 people who got it all started - Nestor Shydlowsky and Pat Krupa.  They had the vision and the determination to make this dream come true.  They were subsequently  joined by Bob Cherewayko,  Valerie Feniuk,  Anne Kolench, Lorna Krystik and Bunny Sklepowich.

It has been said that music is a universal language and anyone from any culture is more than welcome to be present and to participate at our events. Our goal is to ensure that you have a most enjoyable and memorable experience at our events in an atmosphere of friendship and peace.