DakhaBrakha is a

Ukrainian folk music Ukrainian folk music includes a number of varieties of traditional, folkloric, folk-inspired popular music, and folk-inspired European classical music traditions. In the 20th century numerous ethnographic and folkloric musical ensembles were ...

quartet which combines the musical styles of several ethnic groups. It was a winner of the in 2009 and the

Shevchenko National Prize Shevchenko National Prize ( uk, Націона́льна пре́мія Украї́ни і́мені Тараса́ Шевче́нка; also ''Shevchenko Award'') is the highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and arts awarded since ...

in 2020. DakhaBrakha is a project of the

Dakh Contemporary Arts Center The Dakh Contemporary Arts Center is an independent theater and musical venue in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Velyka Vasylkivska Street near the Lybidska metro station. The theater opened in 1994 and its first director was Vladimir Ohloblin. Since opening, ...

, led by

Vladyslav Troitskyi Wladyslaw Jurijowytsch Trojizky ( uk, Владислав Юрійович Троїцький; scientific transliteration ; also Vladislav Troitsky, or Vlad Troitsky, as his name is most often spelled in Western Europe; born November 26, 1964, in ...

and born as a live theater music crew. Troitskyi continues to be the band's producer. Members of DakhaBrakha participate in the centre's other projects, notably in the all-female

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project ''

Dakh Daughters Dakh Daughters is a Ukrainian music and theatre project started in 2012 in Kyiv. The band consists of seven women, who play on various instruments and sing in different languages (Ukrainian, English, French, German, Russian) and dialects of Ukrai ...

'', as well as in the annual

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festival.

Name etymology

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

Members

* Marko Halanevych – vocals,

goblet drum The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or zerbaghali; arz, دربوكة / Romanized: ) is a single-head membranophone with a goblet- ...

tabla A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబల� ...

, didgeridoo, harmonica, accordion,

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, jaw harp * Olena Tsybulska – vocals,

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* Iryna Kovalenko – vocals, djembe, flute,

buhay The buhay ( uk, бугай) (also known as a bugai, buhai, berebenytsia, bika, buga, bochka) is a musical instrument that is used in Ukraine and is classified as a friction drum. ''Buhay'' is the Ukrainian word for great bittern (Botaurus st ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

ukulele The ukulele ( ; from haw, ukulele , approximately ), also called Uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings. The tone and volume of the instrumen ...

zgaleyka The ''zhaleika'' (russian: жале́йка), also known as bryolka (''брёлка''), is the Slavic wind instrument, most used in Belarusian, Russian and sometimes Ukrainian ethnic music. Also known as a "folk clarinet" or hornpipe. The zhale ...

, accordion * Nina Garenetska – vocals,

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All of the members except Marko Halanevych are graduates of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. Nina Garenetska also takes part in the

project.

Discography

* ''На добраніч'' (2005) * ''Ягудки'' (2007) * ''На межі'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''Хмелева project'' (2012) * ''Шлях / The Road ''(2016) * ''Alambari'' (2020)

Soundtracks

* 2018 – Trailer song for House 99, David Beckham's grooming brand (United Kingdom) * 2017 – '' Bitter Harvest'' (Canada) * 2017 – ''

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. The Forest Song'' (Ukraine) * 2017 – '' Fargo'' (United States)

Origin

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DakhaBrakha was originally a daughter project of Ukrainian

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theater, Dakh, and its artistic director, Vladislav Troitsky.

Festivals

DakhaBrakha performed in June 2014 at the

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held in Manchester, Tennessee. DakhaBrakha was invited to participate through the globalFEST showcase. They were proclaimed by ''

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as "Best Breakout" of the festival. They played at the Glastonbury Festival on the West Holts. They performed in July 2017 and July 2018 at the

Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance Started in 1991, the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance is an annual festival held the second-to-last weekend of July in Trumansburg, New York, a small town ten miles north of Ithaca. The GrassRoots Festival, or simply GrassRoots ...

held in Trumansburg, New York. In 2019, they performed at the

Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts is the principal theatre of Pace University and is located at the University's New York City campus in Lower Manhattan. Facing New York City Hall, City Hall near the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge and blocks ...

in Manhattan. They will be performing during the first weekend of the 2022

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (commonly called Jazz Fest or Jazzfest) is an annual celebration of local music and culture held at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jazz Fest attracts thousands of visitors to New ...

in New Orleans, Louisiana. DakhaBrakha played a well received set at the Festival International de Louisiane in

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on April 30th 2022.

References

External links

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"Вибухова хвиля на ім'я «ДахаБраха»"
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