DakhaBrakha
DakhaBrakha | |
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DakhaBrakha in Lviv in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Genres | Contemporary folk |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Members | Marko Halanevych, Olena Tsybulska, Iryna Kovalenko, Nina Harenetska |
| Website | dakhabrakha |
DakhaBrakha are a Ukrainian folk music quartet which combines the musical styles of several ethnic groups. They were a winner of the Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award in 2009 and the Shevchenko National Prize in 2020.
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.