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How could they celebrate 
joyous occasions and music 
amongst such tragedy?
However, the answer was 
simple: People still needed a 
musical outlet.
“We understood that we 
needed to be strong and to 
have humor,
” Gitlin says, 
who like other band mem-
bers of Kommuna Lux is of 
military age (Kommuna Lux 
must return to Ukraine after 
60 days of being in the U.S. 
following their summer charity 
tour).
Some of Kommuna Lux’s 
music is boisterous and lively, 
he explains, and lends a 
party-like atmosphere to their 
live shows. Other songs are 
more solemn and serious, 
especially those that take their 
roots from Odessa’s gangster 
past.
Reflective of both the sorrow 
and joy of the Ukrainian spirit, 
one thing is for certain: their 
music instills an emotional 
response, one Gitlin says is 
necessary in difficult times.
Also, fans have the opportu-
nity to give back to important 
humanitarian causes.
During the band’s fall 
2023 U.S. tour, for example, 
Kommuna Lux raised $16,000 
in donations that allowed them 
to purchase a Chevrolet SUV 

and truck for the Ukrainian 
army.
Gitlin says the band is using 
funds from their upcoming 
U.S. tour, which is hitting East 
Coast and Midwest cities, to 
help people injured by the 
ongoing war. Donations will 
be given to the Rotary Club’s 
Hospital Beds for Kramatorsk 
project, which funds new 
special beds for victims of 
severe burns at hospitals across 
the front lines in Ukraine.
After returning to Ukraine, 
the band plans to visit the 
United States once more with a 
West Coast fundraising tour in 
the fall that will also hit stops 
in Canada.
As one of Europe’s leading 
Klezmer bands, Kommuna 
Lux is excited for their first 
Michigan visit. “It’s going to be 
a new experience for us,
” Gitlin 
says. “We will have fun.
” 

Details 
June 28: Southfield, 
Carpe Diem Banquet Hall, 
carpediembh.com, (248) 
358-3355
June 29: Lansing, 
UrbanBeat, 7:30 p.m., (517) 
331-8440, urbanbeatevents.
com, $15 in advance, $20 
at the door
June 30: Kalamazoo: to be 
announced

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