DakhaBrakha

DakhaBrakha
DakhaBrakha in Lviv in 2009
Background information
Genres	Ethno-chaos
Website	dakhabrakha.com.ua
Members	Marko Galanevych, Olena Tsybulska, Iryna Kovalenko, Nina Garenetska.

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.

DakhaBrakha is a project of the , 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.

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).

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

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

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.