Three women in white dresses and black Astrakan hats made of lambswool singing in harmonies that make the air shiver in unusual patterns. Two of them beat on drums, while the third plays a cello from which emanate dark tones in minor key. Next to them is a man with a beard, acordion, and trombone.

The Ukrainian group DakhaBrakha keep it tight and strict, with meditative drones and a colossal stage presence. DakhaBrakha means to “give and take” in an ancient Ukrainian dialect. The group was formed on the initiative of the Russian director Vlad Troitsky, as a house band for his avant garde theatre in Kiev. Hailing from the Ukraining countryside, DakhaBrakha work with stories, songs, and styles still alive today.

During their travels, DakhaBrakha have created a collection of field recordings which are an important part of the music they play: the sounds are mixed with influences from Bulgarian, Arabic, and African music. DakhaBrakha has been praised by the international press and were chosen as the “Best Breakout” by Rolling Stone Magazine. Parallel with their own concerts they still play for theatres, at the Dakh-theatre in Kiev or as a part of a Shakespeare interpretation at the Barbican in London.

Three women in white dresses and black Astrakan hats made of lamb’s wool. They sing in harmonies that make the air shiver in unusual paterns. Two of the women beat on drums, the third plays a cello out of which dark tones in minor are moving. Next to them there is a man with a beard, acordion and trombone.

The Ukrainian group DakhaBrakha keep it tight och strict, with meditative drones and an colossal stage precense. DakhaBrakha means to “give and take” in an ancient Ukrainian dialect. The group was formed on the initiative of the Russian director Vlad Troitsky, as a houseband for his avant garde theatre in Kiev. DakhaBrakha work with stories, songs and styles which still today are alive on the Ukrainian countryside, which is from where they originate both musically and geopraphically.

During their trips DakhaBrakha created a collection of field recordings which are an important part of the music they play: the sound are mixed with influences from Bulgarian, Arabic and African music.  DakhaBrakha has been praised by international press and were chosen as the “Best Breakout” by Rolling Stone Magazine. Parallel with their own concerts they still play for theatres, at the Dakh-theatre in Kiev or as a part of a Shakespeare interpretation at the Barbican in London.