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Genres
  
Ethno-chaos

Website
  
dakhabrakha.com.ua

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Members
  
Iryna Kovalenko, Marko Halanevych, Olena Tsybulska, Nina Garenetska, Oleksandra Harbuzova

Profiles

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DakhaBrakha is a Ukrainian folk quartet which combines the musical styles of several ethnic groups. It was a winner of the Sergey Kuryokhin Prize in 2009.

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DakhaBrakha is a project of the DAKh Center for Contemporary Art, led by Vladyslav Troitskyi and born as a live theater music crew. V. Troiskyi continues to be the band's producer. Members of DakhaBrakha participate in the Centre's other projects, notably in the all-female cabaret project Dakh Daughters, as well as in the annual Gogolfest festival.

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Name etymology

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The group's name derives from Ukrainian verbs Давати аnd Брати, meaning "give" and "take", respectively - while also playing on the Art Centre's name "Dakh" (literally 'roof' in Ukrainian).

Members

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  • Marko Halanevych - vocal, goblet drum, tabla, didgeridoo, harmonica, accordion, cajón
  • Olena Tsybulska - vocal, percussion instrument
  • Iryna Kovalenko - vocal, djembe, flute, buhay, piano, ukulele
  • Nina Harenetska - vocal, cello

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    All of the members are graduates of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. Nina Harenetska takes part in Dakh Daughters project.

    Discography

  • На добраніч (2005)
  • Ягудки (2007)
  • На межі (2009)
  • Light (2010)
  • Хмелева project (2012)
  • Шлях (2016)
  • Origin

    DakhaBrakha was originally a daughter project of Ukrainian avant-garde theater, Dakh, and its artistic director, Vladislav Troitsky.

    Festivals

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    DakhaBrakha performed in June 2014 at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival held in Manchester, TN. DakhaBrakha was invited to participate through the globalFEST showcase. They were proclaimed by Rolling Stone magazine as "Best Breakout" of the festival.

    Also they played at the Glastonbury Festival on the West Holts.

    Songs

    Karpatskyi rapLight · 2010
    Sho z-pod dubaYahudky · 2007
    Nad DunaemBitter Harvest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2017

    References

    DakhaBrakha Wikipedia