This episode highlights an important conversation with Taras Filenko, a Ukrainian pianist and ethnomusicologist, to explore how music shapes cultural identity, political relations, and global understanding. Drawing from his extensive work in ethnomusicology, history, and performance, Filenko examines the ways music preserve cultural memory and connect communities across borders. This discussion offers insight into the power of music as both an artistic practice and a lens for understanding global issues, conflict, and cultural exchange.