DakhaBrakha | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Genres | Ethno-chaos |
Years active | 2004 | –present
Members | Marko Galanevych, Olena Tsybulska, Iryna Kovalenko, Nina Garenetska |
Website | dakhabrakha |
DakhaBrakha are a Ukrainian folk music quartet which combines the musical styles of several ethnic groups.[1][2] They were a winner of the Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award in 2009 and the Shevchenko National Prize in 2020.[3]
DakhaBrakha are a project of the Dakh Contemporary Arts Center, led by Vladyslav Troitskyi 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 cabaret project Dakh Daughters, as well as in the annual Gogolfest festival.