The best Belarusian tracks of 2025? You'll be amazed

Nastassia Krupko, vocalist of Passive Voice, and Danya SAMOTA. Photo: @klacayu_po_fotiku

The "Klik" team included 100 tracks in the top main works of last year, and choosing them from all the diversity was not easy.

The selection turned out to be as diverse as possible: it includes young, energetic rap from Laitovy, and his already matured colleague Murovei, pop-rock Kobrin love dramas from Passive Voice, classic spirited Trasyanka from "Razbitaye Sertsa Patsana" and featured duets with Palina (song "Artefakt") and Bi-2 (track "Maye Kakhanne") from Naviband's latest thoughtful, melancholic, and very cozy album.

The top included both experienced artists and newcomers. Those who came to listen to Shuma or Max Korzh can discover the raw talent of Yan Klapotsky or listen to today's popular musicians from the band "Sny Sinyaga Sabaki" (they have fantastic music videos).

Not to mention singer and artist Nastassia Rydleuskaya or 21-year-old Danila SAMOTA with his zoomer, very emotional metalcore. They have become a true discovery of recent times.

Some might ask: why were LSP or IOWA, who clearly work primarily for the Russian market today, included in the Belarusian top? But here it's up to each person whom to support by listening and whom to ignore. Omitting the aforementioned point and abstracting from political questions, one cannot fail to notice that these musicians produce quality work.

In principle, a similar claim could be made about the mention of the joint work of Paznyaks and Maybe-Baby "Zhabinka-Harodnia" (the latter, Viktoria Lysyuk in real life, together with a representative of the LDPR party, for example, sent aid to Russian servicemen for the war against Ukraine). Be that as it may, the reality is that they have many listeners and viewers not only in Russia but also in Belarus.

Separately, I want to draw attention to the number of Belarusian-language tracks — there are truly many of them. Music in Belarusian is made in many genres, so everyone will find something for themselves: hooligan recitatives from Keibonik, pop-folk Nevika, techno-covers of "Pesnyary" by Police in Paris, mystical "Syndrom Samazvantsa" (Imposter Syndrome), avant-pop from "Sayuz" (Union), pop-rock from Uladz or rap from Laitovy and Mandzik, as well as ballads from Ilya Shynkarenka (yes, he's not just a popular TikToker).

And another important sign of the times, which emerges when listening to this top, is that here, in addition to traditional youth experiences and problems that people face during growing up, there are many anti-war messages — make love not war — and love for the homeland. This comes from different sides of the western border — be it Belarusian groups from within the country or those who are currently in forced emigration, but with hearts full of nostalgia and a focus on Belarusian cultural code and context. There are no disputes or divisions between the sides, but true creative unity and solidarity, and this cannot but please the eye in our critical political time.

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