Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra refused to participate in the Sea Dance Festival in Montenegro due to the unwillingness of the organizers to cancel the performance of Russian DJ Nina Kravitz, who is accused of sympathizing with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
The press service of the group notes that when the organizers of the festival offered the Kalush Orchestra to perform in Montenegro, there was no talk of performing on the same stage with Nina Kravitz, so the group accepted the invitation of the organizers. But when DJ Nina Kravitz unexpectedly found herself in the line-up, they demanded that the organizers of the fest cancel her performance..
On August 11, the Kalush Orchestra team reported that the organizers refused to cancel the performance of the Russian singer under the pretext that "
" At the request of the group, the organizers refused to cancel the performance of Nina Kravitz. Therefore, as we promise, we are canceling our performance there,"
On Instagram, the leader of the group added that the group has no " Therefore, the group "
Sea Dance Festival - the festival, which will be held from August 26 to 28 in Montenegro, is one of the projects of the organizers of the Serbian festival EXIT. On August 6, the festival published a poster with a breakdown by day. It follows that on August 28, the Kalush Orchestra should perform together with Nina Kravitz.
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