Like a feverish dream Dakhabrakha enters your mind. This quartet from Kyiv describe themselves as a “ethnic chaos” band, inspiring “cultural and artistic liberation”.
At the crossroads of Ukrainian folklore and theatre a musical spectrum emerge that spans both the intimate and the riotous, characterized by powerful and uncompromising vocals.
The name Dakhabrakha means “give/take” in the old Ukrainian language. To open up the potential of Ukrainian melodies the band experiments with rhythms and instrumentation from different countries. The result is a trans-national sound rooted in Ukrainian culture.
Now, ten years has passed since Dakhabrakha first performed at Urkult and we are excited to once again see this energetic quartet.
Photo Andiy Petryna