DakhaBrakha
Ukrainische Volksmusik neu aufgelegt – Around the World
A celebration of freedom
The DakhaBrakha quartet from Kyiv has been experimenting with folk-song motifs from Ukraine, eastern Europe and western Asia in modern ways for almost 20 years. Their captivating music is like a celebration of freedom. Even more so in light of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine.
The name of the band – which was established in 2004 by Vladyslav Troitskiy, the director of the avant-garde theatre Dakh – is taken from the Ukrainian words for giving and taking. The ensemble travels widely to record regional folk music and combines what they find with other musical influences – yielding a minimalist yet sacred and contemporary sound. When they perform live, the quartet’s members wear colourful traditional dress – their songs feature dramatic build-ups of suspense, and are full of power, humour and melancholy.
Performers
DakhaBrakha
Marko Halanevych vocals, darbuka, tabla, accordion
Iryna Kovalenko vocals, djembe, accordion, bugay, zgaleyka
Olena Tsybulska vocals, bass drum, percussion, garmoshka
Nina Garenetska vocals, cello, bass drum
Programme
»ДахаБраха«
Subscription
Around the World
Live Broadcast
The concert will be broadcast live in the Elbphilharmonie Mediatheque.