Volodymyr Luciv


Volodymyr Havrylovych Luciv was a Ukrainian bandurist and tenor. He learned to play the bandura from Hryhory Nazarenko in the Leontovych Bandurist Capella in Goslar, Germany. He completed his Conservatory music studies in 1957 in Rome majoring in voice, and resided in London.
In the Ukrainian diaspora community he performed throughout the world as a bandurist and singer and is known for his performance of dumy.
Professionally he performed as a singer on cruise ships in the Mediterranean under the stage name of Tino Valdi.
He was the author of numerous articles about the history of the bandura.